# Strand (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

## Boundaries

1885–1918: The Strand District (comprising the Liberty of the Rolls, Precinct of the Savoy, St Anne, Soho, St Clement Danes, St Mary le Strand, and St Paul Covent Garden) and the parishes of St James, Westminster, and St Martin in the Fields.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1885 | William Henry Smith | Conservative |
| | 1891 | Frederick Smith | Conservative |
| | 1910 | Walter Long | Conservative |
| 1918 | 1918 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Smith | 5,645 | 69.4 | |
| | Liberal | Edmund George Johnson | 2,486 | 30.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,159 | 38.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,131 | 72.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,264 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
General election 1886: Strand :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 3,526 | 53.8 | +15.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,542 | 58.1 | −14.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,264 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
Smith was appointed Secretary of State for War, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 11 Aug 1886: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

Smith was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, requiring a by-election.
By-election, 12 May 1891: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Smith's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 27 Oct 1891: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Smith | 4,952 | 71.8 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | Richard Sandon Gutteridge | 1,946 | 28.2 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,006 | 43.6 | −10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,898 | 62.3 | +4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,081 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.1 | |
General election 1892: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1895: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Smith | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1906: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Smith | 3,935 | 68.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alexander Waldemar Lawrence | 1,854 | 32.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,081 | 36.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,789 | 71.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,109 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Long | 4,840 | 74.8 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Leonard Costello | 1,627 | 25.2 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,213 | 49.6 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,467 | 80.6 | +9.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,019 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.8 | |
General election December 1910: Strand :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Long | 4,143 | 78.5 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Samuel Robert Earle | 1,138 | 21.5 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,005 | 57.0 | +7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,281 | 65.9 | −14.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,019 | | |
| | Conservative hold | 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: