Aldershot (UK Parliamentary Constituency)

Aldershot constituency in Hampshire with the 2007 borders

Aldershot is a constituency in Hampshire , of the House of Commons since 2017 by the representatives of the Conservative Party , Leo Docherty is represented.

history

The constituency was created in 1918. Since its inception, the seat has always been held by the Conservative Party. Three of the so far only five MPs have been appointed to the House of Lords . Julian Critchley represented the constituency from 1970 to 1997. Gerald Howarth held the seat between 1997 and 2017 .

Limits

The constituency mainly comprises the area around the city of Aldershot in northeast Hampshire. Farnborough is also within the constituency . The changes made to the boundaries of the various constituencies by the Boundary Commission for England also affected Aldershot. After these changes, the constituency now includes the entire Borough of Rushmoor and parts of the Hart District , the towns of Blackwater and Hawley and the towns of Frogmore and Darby Green .

MPs in the House of Commons

	MP	Political party
2017	Leo Docherty	Conservative
1997	Gerald Howarth	Conservative
1970	Julian Critchley	Conservative
1954	Eric Errington	Conservative
1940	Oliver Lyttelton	Conservative
1918	Roundell Palmer	Conservative

elections

Elections 2010–

General election 2019
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Leo Docherty	27,980	58.1	+ 3.3
	Labor	Howard Kaye	11,282	23.5	- 8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hilliar	6,920	14.4	+ 7.0
	Green party	Donna Wallace	1,750	3.7	+ 1.4
majority			16,698	34.9	+ 11.4
voter turnout			47,932	66.0	+ 1.8
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	+ 5.7

General election 2017
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Leo Docherty	26,950	55.1	+ 4.5
	Labor	Gary Puffett	15,477	31.6	+ 13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hilliar	3,637	7.4	- 1.4
	UKIP	Roy Swales	1,796	3.7	- 14.2
	Green party	Donna Wallace	1,090	2.2	- 2.2
majority			11,518	23.5	- 8.8
voter turnout			48.995	64.2	+ 0.4
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	- 4.4

General election 2015
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	23,369	50.6	+ 3.9
	Labor	Gary Puffett	8,468	18.3	+ 6.2
	UKIP	Bill Walker	8,253	17.9	+ 13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hilliar	4,076	8.8	- 25.6
	Green party	Carl Hewitt	2,025	4.4	N / A
majority			14,901	32.3	+ 20.0
voter turnout			46.191	63.8	+ 0.3
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	- 1.2

General election 2010
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	21,203	46.7	+ 2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian P. Collett	15,607	34.4	+ 5.5
	Labor	Jonathan Slater	5,489	12.1	- 9.6
	UKIP	Robert Snare	2,041	4.5	+ 2.1
	English Independence Party	Gary Cowd	803	1.8	N / A
	Christian	Juliana Brimicombe	231	0.5	N / A
majority			5,586	12.3
voter turnout			45.384	63.5	- 0.1
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	- 1.4

Elections 2000–2009

General election 2005
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	20,572	42.7	+ 0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian P. Collett	15,238	31.7	+ 4.1
	Labor	Howard Linsley	9,895	20.6	- 4.6
	UKIP	Derek Rumsey	1,182	2.5	+ 0.7
	English Democrats	Gary Cowd	701	1.5	N / A
	Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	553	1.1	+ 0.2
majority			5,334	11.1	N / A
voter turnout			48.141	61.3	+ 3.4
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	- 1.8

Gerald Howarth (2010)

General election 2001
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	19,106	42.2	-0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian P. Collett	12,512	27.6	- 2.8
	Labor	Luke Akehurst	11,394	25.2	+ 1.0
	UKIP	Derek Rumsey	797	1.8	+ 0.3
	Green party	Adam Stacey	630	1.4	N / A
	Non-party	Arthur Uther Pendragon	459	1.0	+ 0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	Howling Laud Hope	390	0.9	N / A
majority			6,594	14.6	N / A
voter turnout			45,288	57.9	- 12.9
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

Elections 1990–1999

General election 1997
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Gerald Howarth	23,119	42.7	-14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian P. Collett	16,498	30.5	+ 2.9
	Labor	Terence Bridgeman	13,057	24.1	+ 10.8
	UKIP	John Howe	794	1.5	N / A
	Non-party	Arthur Uther Pendragon	361	0.7	N / A
	BNP	Donald Stevens	322	0.6	N / A
majority			6,621	12.2	N / A
voter turnout			54,153	70.8	- 7.9
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	- 8.9

General election 1992
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	36,974	57.5	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian P. Collett	17,786	27.6	- 1.6
	Labor	John Anthony Smith	8,552	13.3	+ 1.5
	Liberal	David H. Robinson	1,038	1.6	N / A
majority			19,188	29.8	+ 0.1
voter turnout			64,350	78.7	+ 4.7
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

Elections 1980–1989

General election 1987
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	35,272	59.0	+ 3.5
	Liberal	RA Hargreaves	17,488	29.2	- 4.6
	Labor	IH Pearson	7,061	11.8	+ 1.0
majority			17,784	29.7	+ 8.0
voter turnout			59,822	74.0	+ 1.2
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	+ 4.1

General election 1983
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	31,288	55.5	- 2.0
	Liberal	N. Westbrook	19,070	33.8
	Labor	A. Crawford	6,070	10.8
majority			12,218	21.7	- 13.9
voter turnout			56,425	72.7	- 3.8
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

Elections 1970–1979

General election 1979
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	38.014	57.5	+ 12.4
	Liberal	N. Westbrook	14,438	21.4	- 6.1
	Labor	D. Somerville	13,698	20.7	- 4.8
majority			23.5768	35.6	+ 18.6
voter turnout			66,150	76.5	+ 3.7
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

General election October 1974
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	26,463	45.1	- 0.4
	Liberal	A. Burton	16,104	27.5	- 1.4
	Labor	EP Sudworth	14,936	25.5	+ 1.6
	National Front	A. Greenslade	1,120	1.9	+ 0.1
majority			10,359	17.7	+ 1.2
voter turnout			58,620	72.8	- 8.4
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

General election February 1974
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	29,401	45.4	- 10.4
	Liberal	G. Floyd	18,743	28.9	+ 16.3
	Labor	WLJT Card	15,492	23.9	- 7.7
	National Front	T. Greenslade	6,070	10.8	N / A
majority			10,658	16.5	- 7.8
voter turnout			64,781	81.2	+ 10.3
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

General election 1970
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Julian Critchley	33,447	55.8	+ 6.9
	Labor	RT Bogg	18,916	31.6	- 0.3
	Liberal	PM Gibbons	7,551	12.6	- 6.5
majority			14,531	24.3	+ 7.3
voter turnout			59,909	70.9	- 4.5
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	0.0

Elections 1960–1969

General election 1966
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Eric Errington	25,672	48.9	- 3.1
	Labor	DH New Years Eve	16,776	32.0	+ 4.2
	Liberal	GE Owen	10,025	19.1	- 1.2
majority			8,896	17.0	- 7.4
voter turnout			52,473	75.4	+ 0.4
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	4.2

General election 1964
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Eric Errington	25,797	52.0	- 6.4
	Labor	EK Collard	13,718	27.7	- 0.8
	Liberal	PM Gibbons	10,066	20.3	+ 6.9
majority			12,079	24.4	- 5.5
voter turnout			49,581	75.0	- 0.9
	Seat defended by Conservative		Alternating voices	+ 3.6

Elections 1950–1959

General election 1959
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Eric Errington	25.161	58.4	+ 1.7
	Labor	Roy E Brooks	12,270	28.5	- 4.3
	Liberal	Enid Lakeman	5,679	13.2	+ 2.6

General election 1955
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Eric Errington	22,701	56.7	- 3.4
	Labor	Julian D Richards	13,129	32.8	- 7.1
	Liberal	Enid Lakeman	4,232	10.6	N / A

By-election 1954
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Eric Errington	19,108	60.1	- 0.2
	Labor	W Cuthbertson	12,701	39.9.7	+ 0.2

Oliver Lyttelton (1941)

General election 1951
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	24,951	60.3	+ 8.1
	Labor	Robert N Hales	16.402	39.7	+ 2.7

General election 1950
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	21,238	52.2	- 5.2
	Labor	NF Hidden	15,066	37.0	N / A
	Liberal	John Henry Gooden	4,355	10.7	N / A

Elections 1940–1949

General election 1945
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	19,456	57.4	N / A
	Common Wealth	Tom Wintringham	15,435	42.6	N / A

1940 by-election
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Oliver Lyttelton	N / A	N / A	N / A

Roundell Palmer with his secretary

Elections 1930–1939

General election 1935
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Roundell Palmer	17,730	73.4	- 11.0
	Independent progressive	Gerald Bailey	6,421	26.6	N / A

General election 1931
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	Conservative	Roundell Palmer	22,134	84.4	N / A
	Labor	MR Richardson	4,091	15.6	N / A

Elections 1920–1929

General election 1929
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	unionist	Roundell Palmer	15.123	59.3	- 17.3
	Liberal	Henry Fabian Orpen	5,984	25.5	N / A
	Labor	JR McPhie	4,389	17.2	- 6.2
majority			9,139	35.8	+ 17.4
voter turnout			N / A	68.5	+ 0.3
	Seat defended by Conservative / Unionist		Alternating voices	N / A

General election 1924
Political party		candidate	Votes (absolute)	Be right (%)	Gains / losses (%)
	unionist	Roundell Palmer	14,081	76.6.3	+ 17.5
	Labor	Hubert Beaumont	4,313	23.4	N / A
majority			9,768	53.2	+ 35.0
voter turnout			N / A	68.2	+ 8.6
	Seat defended by Conservative / Unionist		Alternating voices	N / A

Individual evidence

↑ Election results 2019 on bbc.com
↑ 2017 election results on rushmoor.gov
↑ 2015 election results on politicsresources.net
^ Election results 2010 on politicsresources.net
↑ 2005 election results on politicsresources.net
↑ ^a ^b Election results for Aldershot on politicsresources.net
^ 1992 election results on politicsresources.net
↑ 1987 election results on politicsresources.net
^ Election results 1983 on politicsresources.net
↑ 1979 election results on politicsresources.net
^ Election results October 1974 on politicsresources.net
↑ February 1974 election results on politicsresources.net
↑ 1970 election results on politicsresources.net
^ Election result 1966 on politicsresources.net
^ Election results 1964 on politicsresources.net
^ Election result 1959 on politicsresources.net
↑ 1955 election results on politicsresources.net
^ Result of the by-election in 1954
^ Election result 1951 on politicsresources.net
^ Election result 1950 on politicsresources.net
^ 1945 election results on politicsresources.net
^ Election result 1935 on politicsresources.net
^ Election result 1931 on politicsresources.net
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig