Aldershot (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°16′26″N 0°45′22″W / 51.274°N 0.756°W / 51.274; -0.756
| Aldershot | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Aldershot in Hampshire. |
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Location of Hampshire within England. |
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| County | Hampshire |
| Electorate | 71,908 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Aldershot, Farnborough |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 (1918) |
| Member of Parliament | Gerald Howarth (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | South East England |
Aldershot is a borough constituency in Hampshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
It was a county constituency from 1918 to 2010.
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