Alex Baker | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
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Member of Parliament for Aldershot | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Leo Docherty |
| Majority | 5,683 (11.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham ( BA) |
Alexandra Baker (born 1982 or 1983) [1] [2] is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot since 2024.
Baker received a Bachelor of Arts in Technology and History of Art from the University of Birmingham in 2006.
She began her career as a political officer for the Co-operative Party, and subsequently worked as a Co-operative Group membership officer. [3] Baker worked in several roles on the Battersea Power Station regeneration prior to her election to Parliament. [4]
Baker was elected as MP for Aldershot at the 2024 general election, defeating her Conservative predecessor Leo Docherty. [5] She became the first non-Conservative to represent the constituency since its establishment in 1918. [6]
Baker has two children. [4]
- ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Election of a Member of Parliament for the Aldershot Constituency" (PDF). Rushmoor Borough Council. 4 July 2024.
- ^ Crick, Michael (18 December 2023). "ALDERSHOT: new candidate Alexandra 'Alex' Baker..." X.
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^ Belger, Katie Neame, Morgan Jones, Tom (6 June 2024).
"Labour selections: parliamentary candidates selected so far for the general election". LabourList. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b Neame, Katie (3 July 2024). "Aldershot: Can Labour win the 'Home of the Army' for the first time in a century?". LabourList. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Aldershot | General Election 2024 | Sky News". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Gudge, Ethan (12 June 2024). "Your Voice, Your Vote: BBC South sofa hears from Aldershot voters". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.