Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5650
Fax: 020 7219 1198
geraldhowarth@parliament.uk
Constituency
Conservative Club (not for correspondence), Victoria Road, Aldershot, GU11 1JX
Tel: 01252 323637
Fax: 01252 323637
aldershotca@tory.org
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Cannock and Burntwood 1983-92. Contested Cannock and Burntwood 1992 general election. Member for Aldershot 1997-2010, for Aldershot (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Michael Spicer:
as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy 1987-90,
as Minister of State, Department of the Environment 1990;
to Sir George Young as Minister of State, Department of the Environment 1990-91,
to Margaret Thatcher 1991-92;
Shadow Minister for Defence 2002-10;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (International Security Strategy), Ministry of Defence 2010-12
Party groups
Member, Greater London Area CPC Advisory Committee;
Vice-chair, City Conservative Forum 1981-84;
Founder member, No Turning Back Group;
Chair, 92 Group of Conservative MPs 2001-
Select committees
Member: Home Affairs 1997-2001,
Defence 2001-03,
Armed Forces Bill 2005-06
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, London Borough of Hounslow 1982-83
Political interests
Aerospace, aviation, defence, media, privatisation
Countries of interest
Chile, Germany, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa
General Election 2010 - Aldershot
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Howarth, Gerald |
Con |
21203 |
46.62% |
| Collett, Adrian |
Lib Dem |
15617 |
34.34% |
| Slater, Jonathan |
Lab |
5489 |
12.07% |
| Snare, Robert |
UKIP |
2041 |
4.49% |
| Cowd, Gary |
EIP |
803 |
1.77% |
| Brimicombe, Juliana |
Christian |
231 |
0.51% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.42% from Con to Lib Dem) |