Election Profile:
Candidates:
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Labour Party:
Luke Akehurst |
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Conservative Party:
J. Gerald D. Howarth |
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Liberal Democratic Party:
Adrian P. Collett |
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Green Party:
Adam Stacey |
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UK Independence Party:
Derek Rumsey |
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Monster Raving Loony Party:
Alan Hope |
Incumbent: |
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Gerald Howarth |
97 Result: |
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Terence Bridgeman
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Gerald Howarth
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Adrian Collett
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92 Result: (Redistributed) |
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Demographic Profile:
| Age: |
| < 16 | 21.6% |
| 16-24 | 15.7% |
| 25-39 | 26.1% |
| 40-65 | 24.6% |
| 65 < | 12.0% |
Ethnic Origin: |
| White | 97.7% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Indian/Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Other non-white | 1.0% |
Employment: |
| Full Time | 70.6% |
| Part Time | 14.1% |
| Self Employed | 9.3% |
| Government Schemes | 0.6% |
| Unemployed | 5.3% |
Household SEG: |
| I - Professional | 9.5% |
| II - Managerial/Technical | 31.2% |
| III - Skilled (non-manual) | 13.0% |
| IIIM - Skilled (manual) | 24.3% |
| IV - Partly Skilled | 10.3% |
| V - Unskilled | 4.2% |
Misc: |
| Own Residence | 71.9% |
| Rent Residence | 22.3% |
| Own Car(s) | 81.2% |
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Submissions
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02/05/01 |
JR |
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| Aldershot didn't see a change of party control in 1997 but it did experience a dramatic change in representation nonetheless. Julian Critchley - one of the most anti-Thatcher, pro-European moderate Tories, retired and was replaced by Gerald Howarth, a retread MP (he represented Cannock from 1983 to 1992) on the outer fringes of the Tory right. Howarth has been a member of the far-right Monday Club and an organisation called 'the Halt Immigration Now Campaign'. Along with the disgraced Neil Hamilton he was in 1985 the subject of a controversial BBC documentary, Maggie's Militant Tendency, which highlighted links between Tory MPs and neo-fascist parties in Europe. None of this matters much to the electorate of Aldershot though. It isn't a particularly plush or glamorous place, but its military heritage makes it a safe bet for any kind of Conservative candidate. |
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03/05/01 |
AGM |
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| Tories to hold. The majority is too large. hwever the Libs dems have a brilliant candidate |
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07/05/01 |
Pseudonym 'Disraeli' |
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| In 1997 this constituency was symptomatic of other constituencies in the South East; those disillusioned with the Tories switched their allegiance to the Liberal Democrats rather than having the stomach to put their cross next to Labour. Even then the Tories still won here. Doubtful they will lose in June. |
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