Strand (UK Parliament constituency)

Strand
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1885–1918
Number of members one
Replaced by Westminster Abbey
Created from Westminster

Strand was a parliamentary constituency in the Strand district of the City of Westminster. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Strand in London, 1885-1918

History

The constituency was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election. It corresponded to the following areas of civil administration:

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 William Henry Smith Conservative
1891 William Frederick Danvers Smith Conservative
1910 Walter Hume Long Conservative
1918 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

Smith
General Election 1885: Strand [1][2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Henry Smith 5,645 69.4 n/a
Liberal Edmund George Johnson 2,486 30.6 n/a
Majority 3,159 38.8 n/a
Turnout 11,264 72.2 n/a
Conservative win (new seat)
General Election 1886: Strand [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Henry Smith 5,034 76.9
Liberal John Edwin Hilary Skinner 1,508 23.1
Majority 3,526 53.8
Turnout 11,264 58.1
Conservative hold Swing +7.5
Strand by-election, 1886
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Henry Smith unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a

Elections in the 1890s

Strand by-election, May 1891
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Henry Smith unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
Strand by-election, October 1891
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Frederick Danvers Smith 4,952 71.8 n/a
Liberal Richard Sandon Gutteridge 1,946 28.2 n/a
Majority 3,006 43.6 n/a
Turnout 11,081 62.3 n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
General Election 1892: Strand [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Frederick Danvers Smith unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
General Election 1895: Strand [1][2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Frederick Danvers Smith unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a

Elections in the 1900s

General Election 1900: Strand [1][2][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Frederick Danvers Smith unopposed n/a n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a
General Election 1906: Strand [1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Frederick Danvers Smith 3,935 68.0 n/a
Liberal Alexander Waldemar Lawrence 1,854 32.0 n/a
Majority 2,081 36.0 n/a
Turnout 8,109 71.4 n/a
Conservative hold Swing n/a

Elections in the 1910s

Costello
General Election January 1910: Strand [1][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Walter Hume Long 4,840 74.8
Liberal Leonard Wilfred James Costello 1,627 25.2
Majority 3,213 49.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing +6.8
Long
General Election December 1910: Strand [1][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Walter Hume Long 4,143 78.5
Liberal Samuel Robert Earle 1,138 21.5
Majority 3,005 57.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing +3.7

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
  3. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
  4. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  5. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
  6. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
  7. ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
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