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Aldershot — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Aldershot was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,683 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Aldershot from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Unionist) 8,755 72.4% Harry Ainger (Liberal) 5,413 (44.8 pts) 48.0%
1922 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Unionist) 10,952 67.4% Harry Ainger (Liberal) 5,656 (34.8 pts) 64.8%
1923 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Unionist) 9,131 59.1% Alfred Jesse Suenson-Taylor (Liberal) 2,816 (18.2 pts) 59.6%
1924 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Unionist) 14,081 76.6% Hubert Beaumount (Labour) 9,768 (53.1 pts) 68.2%
1929 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Unionist) 15,123 59.3% Henry Fabian Orpen (Liberal) 9,139 (35.8 pts) 68.5%
1931 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Conservative) 22,134 84.4% Mary Raleigh Richardson (Labour) 18,043 (68.8 pts) 65.6%
1935 Roundell Cecil Palmer (Conservative) 17,730 73.4% Vernon Gerald Bailey (Independent Progressive) 11,309 (46.8 pts) 58.4%
1945 Oliver Lyttelton (Conservative) 19,456 57.4% Thomas Henry Wintringham (Common Wealth) 5,021 (14.8 pts) 68.9%
1950 Oliver Lyttelton (Conservative) 21,238 52.2% Norman Frederick Hidden (Labour) 6,172 (15.2 pts) 79.7%
1951 Oliver Lyttelton (Conservative) 24,951 60.3% Robert Hales (Labour) 8,549 (20.7 pts) 77.8%
1955 Sir Eric Errington (Conservative) 22,701 56.7% Julian D Richards (Labour) 9,572 (23.9 pts) 73.9%
1959 Sir Eric Errington (Conservative) 25,161 58.4% Roy E Brooks (Labour) 12,891 (29.9 pts) 75.9%
1964 Sir Eric Errington (Conservative) 25,797 52.0% Elizabeth K Collard (Labour) 12,079 (24.4 pts) 75.0%
1966 Eric Errington (Conservative) 25,672 48.9% Derrick Harold Silvester (Labour) 8,896 (17.0 pts) 75.4%
1970 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 33,447 55.8% Roger Thomas Bogg (Labour) 14,531 (24.2 pts) 71.1%
Feb 1974 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 29,401 45.4% Gareth Floyd (Liberal) 10,658 (16.4 pts) 81.2%
Oct 1974 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 26,463 45.1% Anthony Miles Burton (Liberal) 10,359 (17.7 pts) 72.8%
1979 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 38,014 57.5% Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook (Liberal) 23,576 (35.6 pts) 76.5%
1983 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 31,288 55.4% Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook (Liberal) 12,218 (21.6 pts) 72.7%
1987 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 35,272 59.0% Roger Hargreaves (Liberal) 17,784 (29.7 pts) 74.0%
1992 Julian Critchley (Conservative) 36,974 57.5% Adrian Collett (Liberal Democrat) 19,188 (29.8 pts) 78.7%
1997 Gerald Howarth (Conservative) 23,119 42.7% Adrian Collett (Liberal Democrat) 6,621 (12.2 pts) 71.1%
2001 Gerald Howarth (Conservative) 19,106 42.2% Adrian Collett (Liberal Democrat) 6,594 (14.6 pts) 57.9%
2005 Gerald Howarth (Conservative) 20,572 42.7% Adrian Collett (Liberal Democrat) 5,334 (11.1 pts) 61.3%
2010 Gerald Howarth (Conservative) 21,203 46.7% Adrian Collett (Liberal Democrat) 5,586 (12.3 pts) 63.6%
2015 Gerald Howarth (Conservative) 23,369 50.6% Gary Puffett (Labour) 14,901 (32.3 pts) 63.9%
2017 Leo Docherty (Conservative) 26,950 55.1% Gary Puffett (Labour) 11,473 (23.4 pts) 64.4%
2019 Leo Docherty (Conservative) 27,980 58.4% Howard Kaye (Labour) 16,698 (34.8 pts) 66.4%
2024 Alex Baker (Labour) 19,764 40.7% Leo Docherty (Conservative) 5,683 (11.7 pts) 62.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Unionist 8,75572.4% Yes
Harry Ainger Liberal 3,34227.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Unionist 10,95267.4% Yes
Harry Ainger Liberal 5,29632.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Unionist 9,13159.1% Yes
Alfred Jesse Suenson-Taylor Liberal 6,31540.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Unionist 14,08176.6% Yes
Hubert Beaumount Labour 4,31323.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Unionist 15,12359.3% Yes
Henry Fabian Orpen Liberal 5,98423.5% No
John Robinson McPhie Labour 4,38917.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Conservative 22,13484.4% Yes
Mary Raleigh Richardson Labour 4,09115.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Roundell Cecil Palmer Conservative 17,73073.4% Yes
Vernon Gerald Bailey Independent Progressive 6,42126.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oliver Lyttelton Conservative 19,45657.4% Yes
Thomas Henry Wintringham Common Wealth 14,43542.6% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oliver Lyttelton Conservative 21,23852.2% Yes
Norman Frederick Hidden Labour 15,06637.1% No
John Henry Gooden Liberal 4,35510.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oliver Lyttelton Conservative 24,95160.3% Yes
Robert Hales Labour 16,40239.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Eric Errington Conservative 22,70156.7% Yes
Julian D Richards Labour 13,12932.8% No
Enid Lakeman Liberal 4,23210.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Eric Errington Conservative 25,16158.4% Yes
Roy E Brooks Labour 12,27028.5% No
Enid Lakeman Liberal 5,67913.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Eric Errington Conservative 25,79752.0% Yes
Elizabeth K Collard Labour 13,71827.7% No
Philip M Gibbons Liberal 10,06620.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eric Errington Conservative 25,67248.9% Yes
Derrick Harold Silvester Labour 16,77632.0% No
Gerald Edward Owen Liberal 10,02519.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 33,44755.8% Yes
Roger Thomas Bogg Labour 18,91631.6% No
Philip Gibbons Liberal 7,55112.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 29,40145.4% Yes
Gareth Floyd Liberal 18,74328.9% No
William Leslie John Thomas Card Labour 15,49223.9% No
Tony Greenslade National Front 1,1481.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 26,46345.1% Yes
Anthony Miles Burton Liberal 16,10427.5% No
Eileen Patricia Sudworth Labour 14,93625.5% No
Tony Greenslade National Front 1,1201.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 38,01457.5% Yes
Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook Liberal 14,43821.8% No
Dennis Somerville Labour 13,69820.7% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 31,28855.4% Yes
Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook Liberal 19,07033.8% No
Alexander Hamilton Crawford Labour 6,07010.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 35,27259.0% Yes
Roger Hargreaves Liberal 17,48829.2% No
Ian Pearson Labour 7,06111.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Julian Critchley Conservative 36,97457.5% Yes
Adrian Collett Liberal Democrat 17,78627.6% No
John Smith Labour 8,55213.3% No
David Robinson Liberal 1,0381.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Howarth Conservative 23,11942.7% Yes
Adrian Collett Liberal Democrat 16,49830.5% No
Terence Bridgeman Labour 13,05724.1% No
John Howe UKIP 7941.5% No
Arthur Pendragon Independent 3610.7% No
Donald Stevens BNP 3220.6% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Howarth Conservative 19,10642.2% Yes
Adrian Collett Liberal Democrat 12,51227.6% No
Luke Akehurst Labour 11,39425.2% No
Derek Rumsey UKIP 7971.8% No
Adam Stacey Green 6301.4% No
Arthur Pendragon Independent 4591.0% No
Howling Laud Hope Monster Raving Loony 3900.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Howarth Conservative 20,57242.7% Yes
Adrian Collett Liberal Democrat 15,23831.7% No
Howard Linsley Labour 9,89520.6% No
Derek Rumsey UKIP 1,1822.5% No
Gary Cowd English Democrats 7011.5% No
Howling Laud Hope Monster Raving Loony 5531.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Howarth Conservative 21,20346.7% Yes
Adrian Collett Liberal Democrat 15,61734.4% No
Jonathan Slater Labour 5,48912.1% No
Robert Snare UKIP 2,0414.5% No
Gary Crowd English Independence Party 8031.8% No
Juliana Brimicombe Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2310.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerald Howarth Conservative 23,36950.6% Yes
Gary Puffett Labour 8,46818.3% No
Bill Walker UKIP 8,25317.9% No
Alan Hilliar Liberal Democrat 4,0768.8% No
Carl Hewitt Green 2,0254.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Docherty Conservative 26,95055.1% Yes
Gary Puffett Labour 15,47731.6% No
Alan Hilliar Liberal Democrat 3,6377.4% No
Roy Swales UKIP 1,7963.7% No
Donna Wallace Green 1,0902.2% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Docherty Conservative 27,98058.4% Yes
Howard Kaye Labour 11,28223.5% No
Alan Hilliar Liberal Democrat 6,92014.4% No
Donna Wallace Green 1,7503.7% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Baker Labour 19,76440.7% Yes
Leo Docherty Conservative 14,08129.0% No
Trevor Lloyd-Jones Reform UK 8,21016.9% No
Paul Harris Liberal Democrat 4,0528.3% No
Ed Neville Green 2,1554.4% No
Steve James-Bailey Hampshire Independents 2820.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 44.8 pts 1922: Unionist margin 34.8 pts 1923: Unionist margin 18.2 pts 1924: Unionist margin 53.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 35.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 68.8 pts 1935: Conservative margin 46.8 pts 1945: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 1950: Conservative margin 15.2 pts 1951: Conservative margin 20.7 pts 1955: Conservative margin 23.9 pts 1959: Conservative margin 29.9 pts 1964: Conservative margin 24.4 pts 1966: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 24.2 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 16.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 1979: Conservative margin 35.6 pts 1983: Conservative margin 21.6 pts 1987: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1992: Conservative margin 29.8 pts 1997: Conservative margin 12.2 pts 2001: Conservative margin 14.6 pts 2005: Conservative margin 11.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 12.3 pts 2015: Conservative margin 32.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 23.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 34.8 pts 2024: Labour margin 11.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Aldershot has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Aldershot in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Aldershot in 2024 with 19,764 votes (40.7%), a majority of 5,683 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Aldershot since 1918?

Since 1918, Aldershot has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Aldershot?

The closest result on record for Aldershot was 2005, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 5,334 votes (11.1 percentage points).

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