UK Explained

Aldershot

Represented in Parliament by Alex Baker (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Alex Baker, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Aldershot compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 340 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £742£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 263 areas and lower than 385.

UK 3.9%This area 2.9%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Aldershot£7422.9%
Sherwood Forest£7472.9%
West Lancashire£7382.9%
East Worthing and Shoreham£7473.0%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Aldershot

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people117,43159,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over16%19%2 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher30%34%4 points lower
Households that own their home65%62%2 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association15%17%2 points lower
Households renting privately20%20%about the same

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Alex Baker

Labour

MAJORITY
5,683

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
62%

of people who could vote did

Alex Baker won with 41% of the votes, and Leo Docherty (Conservative) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Labour41% · 19,764
Conservative29% · 14,081
Reform UK17% · 8,210
Liberal Democrat8% · 4,052
Green Party4% · 2,155
Hampshire Independents1% · 282
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alex BakerLabour19,76440.7%
Leo DochertyConservative14,08129.0%
Trevor Lloyd-JonesReform UK8,21016.9%
Paul HarrisLiberal Democrat4,0528.3%
Ed NevilleGreen Party2,1554.4%
Steve James-BaileyHampshire Independents2820.6%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£742 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026