Aldershot
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Aldershot in Hampshire
Outline map
Location of Hampshire within England
CountyHampshire
Population103,922 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate72,430 (December 2015)[2]
BoroughAldershot
Major settlementsAldershot, Farnborough
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentLeo Docherty (Conservative)
Seats1
Created fromBasingstoke

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

Political history

Aldershot has elected a Conservative as its MP since its creation in 1918.

From 1974 to 2010 (inclusive) Liberal Democrats (or predecessor, Liberals) polled second. In 2015 and 2017 the Labour candidate was runner-up.

The 2015 result saw the seat rank 123rd safest of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.[3] In June 2016, 57.9% of local adults voting in the EU membership referendum chose to leave the European Union instead of to remain. This was matched in two January 2018 votes in Parliament by its MP.[4]

In the 2017 general election, Leo Docherty won the seat after Howarth retired. The seat saw a further increase in the Labour vote, like much of the South East amid its national rise to 40% of the vote, the highest since 2001 when the party was in government.

Boundaries

Map
Boundary map

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

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

1974–1983: The Borough of Aldershot, the Urban Districts of Farnborough and Fleet, and in the Rural District of Hartley Wintney the 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 District of Hart wards of Frogmore and Darby Green, Hawley, Yateley East, Yateley North, and Yateley West.

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

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

Small expansion in boundaries to take account of changes to the ward structure in the Borough of Hart.

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 35 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]

Aldershot itself has some Labour councillors, along with one strong ward in Farnborough (Cherrywood), but the majority of wards, particularly in the smaller rural towns and villages are safely Conservative, the latter holding the seat with solid or large majorities from its creation 100 years ago.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[6] 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

Aldershot election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Aldershot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Baker[7]
Reform UK Trevor Lloyd-Jones[8]
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Aldershot[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leo Docherty 27,980 58.4 Increase 3.3
Labour Howard Kaye 11,282 23.5 Decrease 8.1
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 6,920 14.4 Increase 7.0
Green Donna Wallace 1,750 3.7 Increase 1.5
Majority 16,698 34.9 Increase 11.4
Turnout 47,932 66.0 Increase 1.8
Registered electors 72,617
Conservative hold Swing Increase 5.7
2017 general election: Aldershot[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leo Docherty[11] 26,950 55.1 Increase 4.5
Labour Gary Puffett[12] 15,477 31.6 Increase 13.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar[13] 3,637 7.4 Decrease 1.4
UKIP Roy Swales[14] 1,796 3.7 Decrease 14.2
Green Donna Wallace 1,090 2.2 Decrease 2.2
Majority 11,518 23.5 Decrease 8.8
Turnout 48,995 64.2 Increase 0.4
Registered electors 76,205
Conservative hold Swing -4.4
2015 general election: Aldershot[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 23,369 50.6 Increase 3.9
Labour Gary Puffett 8,468 18.3 Increase 6.2
UKIP Bill Walker 8,253 17.9 Increase 13.4
Liberal Democrats Alan Hilliar 4,076 8.8 Decrease 25.6
Green Carl Hewitt 2,025 4.4 New
Majority 14,901 32.3 Increase 20.0
Turnout 46,191 63.8 Increase 0.3
Registered electors 72,430
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.2
2010 general election: Aldershot[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 21,203 46.7 Increase 2.7
Liberal Democrats Adrian Collett 15,617 34.4 Increase 5.5
Labour Jonathan Slater 5,489 12.1 Decrease 9.6
UKIP Robert Snare 2,041 4.5 Increase 2.1
English Independence Party Gary Cowd 999 1.8 New
Christian Juliana Brimicombe 231 0.5 New
Majority 5,586 12.3 Increase 1.2
Turnout 45,384 63.5 Decrease 0.1
Registered electors 71,465
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.4

Elections in the 2000s

2005 general election: Aldershot[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 20,572 42.7 Increase 0.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Collett 15,238 31.7 Increase 4.1
Labour Howard Linsley 9,895 20.6 Decrease 4.6
UKIP Derek Rumsey 1,182 2.5 Increase 0.7
English Democrat Gary Cowd 701 1.5 New
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 553 1.1 Increase 0.2
Majority 5,334 11.0 Decrease 3.6
Turnout 48,141 61.3 Increase 3.4
Registered electors 78,803
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 1.8
2001 general election: Aldershot[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 19,106 42.2 Decrease 0.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Collett 12,512 27.6 Decrease 2.9
Labour Luke Akehurst 11,394 25.2 Increase 1.1
UKIP Derek Rumsey 797 1.8 Increase 0.3
Green Adam Stacey 630 1.4 New
Independent Arthur Uther Pendragon 459 1.0 New
Monster Raving Loony Howling Laud Hope 390 0.9 New
Majority 6,594 14.6 Increase 2.4
Turnout 45,288 57.9 Decrease 12.9
Registered electors 78,255
Conservative hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1990s

1997 general election: Aldershot[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Howarth 23,119 42.7 Decrease 14.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Collett 16,498 30.5 Increase 2.9
Labour Terence Bridgeman 13,057 24.1 Increase 10.8
UKIP John Howe 794 1.5 New
Independent Arthur Uther Pendragon 361 0.7 New
BNP Donald Stevens 322 0.6 New
Majority 6,621 12.2 Decrease 17.6
Turnout 54,153 70.8 Decrease 7.9
Registered electors 76,499
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 8.9
1992 general election: Aldershot[21][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 36,974 57.5 Decrease 1.5
Liberal Democrats Adrian Collett 17,786 27.6 Decrease 1.6
Labour John Smith 8,552 13.3 Increase 1.5
Liberal David H. Robinson 1,038 1.6 New
Majority 19,188 29.8 0.0
Turnout 64,350 78.7 Increase 4.7
Registered electors 81,754
Conservative hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1980s

1987 general election: Aldershot[23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 35,272 59.0 Increase 3.5
Liberal Roger Hargreaves 17,488 29.2 Decrease 4.6
Labour Ian Pearson 7,061 11.8 Increase 1.0
Majority 17,784 29.8 Increase 8.1
Turnout 59,822 74.0 Increase 1.3
Registered electors 80,797
Conservative hold Swing Increase 4.1
1983 general election: Aldershot[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 31,288 55.5 Decrease 2.0
Liberal Nicholas Westbrook 19,070 33.8 Increase 12.4
Labour Alexander Crawford 6,070 10.8 Decrease 9.9
Majority 12,218 21.7 Decrease 14.4
Turnout 56,425 72.7 Decrease 3.8
Registered electors 77,593
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 7.2

Elections in the 1970s

1979 general election: Aldershot[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 38,014 57.5 Increase 12.4
Liberal Nicholas Westbrook 14,438 21.4 Decrease 6.1
Labour Dennis Somerville 13,698 20.7 Decrease 4.8
Majority 23,576 36.1 Increase 18.5
Turnout 66,150 76.5 Increase 3.7
Registered electors 86,516
Conservative hold Swing Increase 9.3
October 1974 general election: Aldershot[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 26,463 45.1 Decrease 0.3
Liberal A.M. Burton 16,104 27.5 Decrease 1.4
Labour E.P. Sudworth 14,936 25.5 Increase 1.6
National Front T. Greenslade 1,120 1.9 Increase 0.1
Majority 10,359 17.6 Increase 1.1
Turnout 58,620 72.8 Decrease 8.4
Registered electors 80,522
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 0.9
February 1974 general election: Aldershot[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 29,401 45.4 Decrease 10.2
Liberal G. Floyd 18,743 28.9 Increase 16.3
Labour W.L.J.T. Card 15,492 23.9 Decrease 7.9
National Front T. Greenslade 1,148 1.8 New
Majority 10,658 16.5 Increase 7.8
Turnout 64,781 81.2 Increase 10.3
Registered electors 79,761
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 13.3
1970 general election: Aldershot[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Critchley 33,447 55.8 Increase 6.9
Labour Roger T. Bogg 18,916 31.6 Decrease 0.4
Liberal Philip M. Gibbons 7,551 12.6 Decrease 6.5
Majority 14,531 24.2 Increase 7.2
Turnout 59,909 70.9 Decrease 4.5
Registered electors 84,511
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.7

Elections in the 1960s

1966 general election: Aldershot[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Errington 25,672 48.9 Decrease 3.1
Labour Derrick Harold Silvester 16,776 32.0 Increase 4.3
Liberal Gerald Edward Owen 10,025 19.1 Decrease 1.2
Majority 8,896 17.0 Decrease 7.4
Turnout 52,473 75.4 Increase 0.3
Registered electors 69,612
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.7
1964 general election: Aldershot[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Errington 25,797 52.0 Decrease 6.4
Labour Elizabeth K. Collard 13,718 27.7 Decrease 0.8
Liberal Gerald Edward Owen 10,066 20.3 Increase 7.1
Majority 12,079 24.3 Decrease 5.5
Turnout 49,581 75.0 Decrease 0.9
Registered electors 66,098
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959 general election: Aldershot[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Errington 25,161 58.4 Increase 1.7
Labour Roy E. Brooks 12,270 28.5 Decrease 4.3
Liberal Enid Lakeman 5,679 13.2 Increase 2.6
Majority 12,891 29.9 Increase 6.0
Turnout 43,110 75.9 Increase 2.0
Registered electors 56,820
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.0
1955 general election: Aldershot[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Errington 22,701 56.7 Decrease 3.6
Labour Julian D. Richards 13,129 32.8 Decrease 6.9
Liberal Enid Lakeman 4,232 10.6 New
Majority 9,572 23.9 Increase 3.7
Turnout 40,062 73.9 Decrease 3.9
Registered electors 54,209
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 5.3
1954 Aldershot by-election[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Errington 19,108 60.1 Decrease 0.2
Labour William Cuthbertson 12,701 39.9 Increase 0.2
Majority 6,407 20.2 Decrease 0.4
Turnout 31,809 58.7 Decrease 19.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 0.2
1951 general election: Aldershot[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Lyttelton 24,951 60.3 Increase 8.1
Labour Robert N. Hales 16,402 39.7 Increase 2.7
Majority 8,549 20.6 Increase 5.4
Turnout 41,353 77.8 Decrease 1.9
Registered electors 53,123
Conservative hold Swing Increase 5.4
1950 general election: Aldershot[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Lyttelton 21,238 52.2 Decrease 5.2
Labour N.F. Hidden 15,066 37.0 Increase 2.7
Liberal John Henry Gooden 4,355 10.7 New
Majority 6,172 15.2 Increase 0.4
Turnout 40,659 79.7 Decrease 1.9
Registered electors 50,991
Conservative hold Swing Increase 3.8

Elections in the 1940s

1945 general election: Aldershot[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Lyttelton 19,456 57.4
Common Wealth Tom Wintringham 14,435 42.6 New
Majority 5,021 14.8
Turnout 33,891 69.2
Registered electors 48,987
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1940 Aldershot by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Lyttelton Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1930s

1935 general election: Aldershot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roundell Palmer 17,730 73.4 Decrease 11.0
Independent Progressive Gerald Bailey 6,421 26.6 New
Majority 11,309 46.8 Decrease 22.0
Turnout 24,151 58.4 Decrease 7.2
Registered electors 41,376
Conservative hold Swing N/A
1931 general election: Aldershot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roundell Palmer 22,134 84.4 Increase 25.1
Labour Mary Richardson 4,091 15.6 Decrease 1.6
Majority 18,043 68.8 Increase 33.0
Turnout 26,225 65.6 Decrease 2.9
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1929 general election: Aldershot [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roundell Palmer 15,123 59.3 Decrease 17.3
Liberal Henry Fabian Orpen 5,984 23.5 New
Labour J.R. McPhie 4,389 17.2 Decrease 6.2
Majority 9,139 35.8 Decrease 17.4
Turnout 25,496 68.5 Increase 0.3
Unionist hold Swing N/A
1924 general election: Aldershot[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roundell Palmer 14,081 76.6 Increase 17.5
Labour Hubert Beaumont 4,313 23.4 New
Majority 9,768 53.2 Increase 35.0
Turnout 18,394 68.2 Increase 8.6
Unionist hold Swing N/A
1923 general election: Aldershot [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roundell Palmer 9,131 59.1 Decrease 8.3
Liberal Alfred Suenson-Taylor 6,315 40.9 Increase 8.3
Majority 2,816 18.2 Decrease 16.6
Turnout 15,446 59.6 Decrease 5.2
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 8.3
1922 general election: Aldershot[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Roundell Palmer 10,952 67.4 Decrease 5.0
Liberal Harry Ainger 5,296 32.6 Increase 5.0
Majority 5,656 34.8 Decrease 10.0
Turnout 16,248 64.8 Increase 16.8
Unionist hold Swing Decrease 5.0

Elections in the 1910s

1918 general election: Aldershot[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C 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 12,097 48.0 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wards were in the interim period reformed as their primary purpose is that of local government, see wards of the United Kingdom
  4. ^ See Alton Line and South West Main Line, railways.

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