Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°16′26″N 0°45′22″W / 51.274°N 0.756°W / 51.274; -0.756

Aldershot
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Aldershot in Hampshire.
Location of Hampshire within England.
County	Hampshire
Population	103,922 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	72,430 (December 2015)^[2]
Major settlements	Aldershot, Farnborough
Current constituency
Created	1918
Member of parliament	Leo Docherty (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South East England

Aldershot /ˈɔːldərˌʃɒt/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Hampshire, created in 1918 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Leo Docherty of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

Political history

Aldershot has elected Conservative MPs since its creation in 1918. Since 1974, the Liberal Democrats (or its predecessor, the Liberals) have finished second in every election — other than the 2015 general election when the Labour candidate was the runner-up. The 2015 result made the seat the 123rd safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.^[3]

Before becoming the MP for Aldershot, Sir Gerald Howarth was the MP for Cannock and Burntwood in the West Midlands from 1983 until 1992 when he lost to the Labour party candidate for that seat.

In the 2017 general election, Leo Docherty won the seat after Howarth stood down as the MP for Aldershot.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Aldershot, Farnborough, and Fleet, and the Rural District of Hartley Wintney.

1950–1974: The Municipal Borough of Aldershot, the Urban Districts of Farnborough and Fleet, and the Rural District of Hartley Wintney.

1974–1983: The Municipal Borough of Aldershot, the Urban Districts of Farnborough and Fleet, and in the Rural District of Hartley Wintney the civil parishes of Crondall, Crookham Village, Hawley, and Yateley.

1983–1997: The Borough of Rushmoor, and the District of Hart wards of Eversley, Frogmore and Darby Green, Hartley Wintney, Hawley, Whitewater, Yateley East, Yateley North, and Yateley West.

1997–2010: The Borough of Rushmoor and the wards above less Eversley, Hartley Wintney, and Whitewater.

2010–present: The Borough of Rushmoor, and the District of Hart wards of Blackwater and Hawley, and Frogmore and Darby Green.^{[n 3]}

Constituency profile

The constituency includes the towns Aldershot and Farnborough in the north-east of Hampshire which have research, development and production sites of information technology and light industrial major commercial businesses such as in aviation at Farnborough Airport, storage and distribution, and military supply businesses. Aldershot is a major training and residential base of the British Army. Adding to steady employment and high income sectors, two 45 minutes to one-hour journey time passenger lines to Central London, serve the south and north of the mixed functionalist urban and leafy, relatively grand suburbia seat.^{[n 4]}

Members of Parliament

	Member^[4]	Party
1918	Viscount Wolmer	Conservative
1940 by-election	Oliver Lyttelton	Conservative
1954 by-election	Sir Eric Errington	Conservative
1970	Sir Julian Critchley	Conservative
1997	Sir Gerald Howarth	Conservative
2017	Leo Docherty	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2017: Aldershot^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Leo Docherty^[6]	26,995	55.1	+4.5
	Labour	Gary Puffett^[7]	15,477	31.6	+13.3
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Hillier^[8]	3,637	7.4	-1.4
	UKIP	Roy Swales^[9]	1,796	3.7	-14.2
	Green	Donna Wallace	1,090	2.2	-2.2
Majority			11,518	23.5	-8.8
Turnout			48,995	64.2	+0.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.4

General Election 2015: Aldershot^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	23,369	50.6	+3.9
	Labour	Gary Puffett	8,468	18.3	+6.2
	UKIP	Bill Walker	8,253	17.9	+13.4
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Hilliar	4,076	8.8	-25.6
	Green	Carl Hewitt	2,025	4.4	N/A
Majority			14,901	32.3	+20.0
Turnout			46,191	63.8	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.2

General Election 2010: Aldershot^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	21,203	46.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Collett	15,617	34.4	+5.5
	Labour	Jonathan Slater	5,489	12.1	−9.6
	UKIP	Robert Snare	2,041	4.5	+2.1
	English Independence Party	Gary Cowd	999	1.8	N/A
	Christian	Juliana Brimicombe	231	0.5	N/A
Majority			5,586	12.3
Turnout			45,384	63.5	−0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Aldershot^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	20,572	42.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Collett	15,238	31.7	+4.1
	Labour	Howard Linsley	9,895	20.6	−4.6
	UKIP	Derek Rumsey	1,182	2.5	+0.7
	English Democrat	Gary Cowd	701	1.5	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	553	1.1	+0.2
Majority			5,334	11.1
Turnout			48,141	61.3	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.8

General Election 2001: Aldershot^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	19,106	42.2	−0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Collett	12,512	27.6	−2.8
	Labour	Luke Akehurst	11,394	25.2	+1.0
	UKIP	Derek Rumsey	797	1.8	+0.3
	Green	Adam Stacey	630	1.4	N/A
	Independent	Arthur Uther Pendragon	459	1.0	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	390	0.9	N/A
Majority			6,594	14.6	N/A
Turnout			45,288	57.9	−12.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Aldershot^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	23,119	42.7	−14.8
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Collett	16,498	30.5	+2.9
	Labour	Terence Bridgeman	13,057	24.1	+10.8
	UKIP	John Howe	794	1.5	N/A
	Independent	Arthur Uther Pendragon	361	0.7	N/A
	BNP	Donald Stevens	322	0.6	N/A
Majority			6,621	12.2
Turnout			54,153	70.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	−8.9

General Election 1992: Aldershot^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	36,974	57.5	−1.5
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Collett	17,786	27.6	−1.6
	Labour	John Smith	8,552	13.3	+1.5
	Liberal	David H. Robinson	1,038	1.6	N/A
Majority			19,188	29.8	+0.1
Turnout			64,350	78.7	+4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Aldershot^[18]^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	35,272	59.0	+3.5
	Liberal	Roger Hargreaves	17,488	29.2	−4.6
	Labour	Ian Pearson	7,061	11.8	+1.0
Majority			17,784	29.7
Turnout			59,822	74.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

General Election 1983: Aldershot^[20]^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	31,288	55.5
	Liberal	N. Westbrook	19,070	33.8
	Labour	A. Crawford	6,070	10.8
Majority			12,218	21.7
Turnout			56,425	72.72
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Aldershot^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	38,014	57.5
	Liberal	N. Westbrook	14,438	21.4
	Labour	D. Somerville	13,698	20.7
Majority			23,576	35.6
Turnout			66,150	76.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

General Election October 1974: Aldershot^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	26,463	45.1
	Liberal	A. Burton	16,104	27.5
	Labour	E.P. Sudworth	14,936	25.5
	National Front	A. Greenslade	1,120	1.9
Majority			10,359	17.7
Turnout			58,620	72.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Aldershot^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	29,401	45.4
	Liberal	G. Floyd	18,743	28.9
	Labour	W.L.J.T. Card	15,492	23.9
	National Front	T. Greenslade	1,148	1.77
Majority			10,658	16.5
Turnout			64,781	81.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

General Election 1970: Aldershot^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	33,447	55.83
	Labour	Roger T Bogg	18,916	31.57
	Liberal	Philip M Gibbons	7,551	12.6
Majority			14,531	24.25
Turnout			59,909	70.89
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Aldershot^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Errington	25,672	48.92
	Labour	Derrick Harold Silvester	16,776	31.97
	Liberal	Gerald Edward Owen	10,025	19.11
Majority			8,896	16.95
Turnout			52,473	75.38
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

General Election 1964: Aldershot^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Errington	25,797	52.03
	Labour	Elizabeth K Collard	13,718	27.67
	Liberal	Gerald Edward Owen	10,066	20.30
Majority			12,079	24.36
Turnout			49,581	75.01
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Aldershot^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Errington	25,161	58.4
	Labour	Roy E Brooks	12,270	28.5
	Liberal	Enid Lakeman	5,679	13.2
Majority			12,891	29.9
Turnout			43,110	75.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Aldershot^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Errington	22,701	56.7
	Labour	Julian D Richards	13,129	32.8
	Liberal	Enid Lakeman	4,232	10.6
Majority			9,572	23.9
Turnout			40,062	73.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aldershot by-election, 1954^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Eric Errington	19,108	60.1	-0.2
	Labour	William Cuthbertson	12,701	39.9	+0.2
Majority			6,407	20.1	-0.4
Turnout			31,809	58.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Aldershot^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	24,951	60.3
	Labour	Robert N Hales	16,402	39.7
Majority			8,549	20.7
Turnout			41,353	77.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Aldershot^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	21,238	52.2
	Labour	NF Hidden	15,066	37.0
	Liberal	John Henry Gooden	4,355	10.7
Majority			6,172	15.2
Turnout			40,659	79.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Aldershot^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	19,456	57.41	n/a
	Common Wealth	Tom Wintringham	14,435	42.59	n/a
Majority			5,021	14.82	n/a
Turnout			33,891	69.18	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a

Aldershot by-election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	unopposed	n/a	n/a
	Conservative hold		Swing	n/a

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Aldershot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Roundell Palmer	17,730	73.4	-11.0
	Independent Progressive	Gerald Bailey	6,421	26.6	n/a
Majority			11,309	46.8	-22.0
Turnout			24,151	58.4	-7.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Aldershot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Roundell Palmer	22,134	84.4
	Labour	Mary Richardson	4,091	15.6
Majority			18,043	68.8
Turnout			26,225	65.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Aldershot ^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Roundell Palmer	15,123	59.3	-17.3
	Liberal	Henry Fabian Orpen	5,984	23.5	n/a
	Labour	J.R. McPhie	4,389	17.2	-6.2
Majority			9,139	35.8	17.4
Turnout				68.5	+0.3
	Unionist hold		Swing	n/a

General Election 1924: Aldershot^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Roundell Palmer	14,081	76.6	+17.5
	Labour	Hubert Beaumont	4,313	23.4	n/a
Majority			9,768	53.2	+35.0
Turnout				68.2	+8.6
	Unionist hold		Swing	n/a

1923 General Election: Aldershot ^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Roundell Palmer	9,131	59.1	-8.3
	Liberal	Alfred Suenson-Taylor	6,315	40.9	+8.3
Majority			2,816	18.2	-16.6
Turnout			15,446	59.6	-5.2
	Unionist hold		Swing	-8.3

1922 General Election: Aldershot ^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Roundell Palmer	10,952	67.4	-5.0
	Liberal	Harry Ainger	5,296	32.6	+5.0
Majority			5,656	34.8	-10.0
Turnout				64.8	+16.8
	Unionist hold		Swing	-5.0

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918 Aldershot^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Unionist	Roundell Palmer*	8,755	72.4	n/a
	Liberal	Harry Ainger	3,342	27.6	n/a
Majority			5,413	44.8	n/a
Turnout				48.0	n/a
	Unionist win

*endorsed by Coalition Government

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer). It was a county constituency from 1918 to 2010.
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
↑ Wards were in the interim period reformed as their primary purpose is that of local government, see wards of the United Kingdom
↑ See Alton Line and South West Main Line, railways.

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Constituencies in South East England (84)
Conservative (72)	Aldershot Arundel and South Downs Ashford Aylesbury Banbury Basingstoke Beaconsfield Bexhill and Battle Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Bracknell Chatham and Aylesford Chesham and Amersham Chichester Crawley Dartford Dover East Hampshire Eastleigh East Surrey East Worthing and Shoreham Epsom and Ewell Esher and Walton Fareham Faversham and Mid Kent Folkestone and Hythe Gillingham and Rainham Gosport Gravesham Guildford Hastings and Rye Havant Henley Horsham Isle of Wight Lewes Maidenhead Maidstone and The Weald Meon Valley Mid Sussex Milton Keynes North Milton Keynes South Mole Valley Newbury New Forest East New Forest West North East Hampshire North Thanet North West Hampshire Portsmouth North Reading West Reigate Rochester and Strood Romsey and Southampton North Runnymede and Weybridge Sevenoaks Sittingbourne and Sheppey Southampton Itchen South Thanet South West Surrey Spelthorne Surrey Heath Tonbridge and Malling Tunbridge Wells Wantage Wealden Winchester Windsor Witney Woking Wokingham Worthing West Wycombe
Labour (8)	Brighton Kemptown Canterbury Hove Oxford East Portsmouth South Reading East Slough Southampton Test
Liberal Democrats (2)	Eastbourne Oxford West and Abingdon
Green (1)	Brighton Pavilion
Speaker (1)	Buckingham
South East England European constituency: UKIP (4) Conservative (3) Green (1) Labour (1) Liberal Democrats (1)

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