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2015 general election results

Aldershot

Shows the general election results for Aldershot, which is a constituency in Hampshire. In 2015 it had a total electorate of 72,430 and a turnout of 63.8%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2015 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Gerald Howarth
Majority
14,901
Electorate
72,430
Turnout
63.8%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2015
Con 50.6%
Lab 18.3%
UKIP 17.9%
LD 8.8%
Green 4.4%

Party results and changes 2010 - 2015

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Gerald Howarth  Con 23,369 50.6 3.9
Gary Puffett  Lab 8,468 18.3 6.2
Bill Walker  UKIP 8,253 17.9 13.4
Alan Hilliar  LD 4,076 8.8 -25.6
Carl Hewitt * Green 2,025 4.4 4.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2015

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab UKIP LD Green EIP Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Oth
2005 44.0% 21.7% 2.4% 28.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%
2010 46.7% 12.1% 4.5% 34.4% 0.0% 1.8% 0.5% 0.0%
2015 50.6% 18.3% 17.9% 8.8% 4.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2015

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 72.3%
197 Aldershot 32.3%
650 Gower 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 50.0%
1 Liverpool, Walton 81.3%
294 Aldershot 50.6%
650 Belfast South 24.5%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 66.2%
1 East Dunbartonshire 81.9%
438 Aldershot 63.8%
650 Stoke-on-Trent Central 51.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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