Strand (UK Parliament constituency)
Strand | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Strand in London | |
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.
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
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1885 | William Henry Smith | Conservative | |
1891 | Frederick Smith | Conservative | |
1910 | Walter Long | Conservative | |
1918 | constituency abolished |
Election results
Decades: |
Elections in the 1880s
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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 | 8,131 | 72.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,264 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Henry Smith | 5,034 | 76.9 | +7.5 | |
Liberal | John Edwin Hilary Skinner | 1,508 | 23.1 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 3,526 | 53.8 | +15.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,542 | 58.1 | -14.1 | ||
Registered electors | 11,264 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 |
Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1890s
Smith was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Smith's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Smith | 4,952 | 71.8 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | Richard Sandon Gutteridge | 1,946 | 28.2 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 3,006 | 43.6 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,898 | 62.3 | +4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,081 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Smith | 3,935 | 68.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Alexander Lawrence | 1,854 | 32.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,081 | 36.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,789 | 71.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,109 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1910s
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Long | 4,840 | 74.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Leonard Costello | 1,627 | 25.2 | -6.8 | |
Majority | 3,213 | 49.6 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 80.6 | +9.2 | |||
Registered electors | 8,019 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Long | 4,143 | 78.5 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Samuel Robert Earle | 1,138 | 21.5 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 3,005 | 57.0 | +7.4 | ||
Turnout | 65.9 | -14.7 | |||
Registered electors | 8,019 | ||||
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;
- Unionist: Walter Long
- Liberal:
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 50. ISBN 9781349022984.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- 1 2 3 4 Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ↑ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916