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The council's legal name until 1959 was the "County Council of the County of Southampton", although the name "Hampshire County Council" was used informally from the council's creation in 1889. [9] The name was officially changed to Hampshire County Council with effect from 1 April 1959. [12]
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Petersfield , although the largest town is Alton . The district also contains the town of Bordon along with many villages and surrounding rural areas.
At the 2013 local elections for Hampshire County Council, the Conservative Party had a 37.51 per cent share of the votes, the Liberal Democrats 21.71 per cent, the UK Independence Party 24.61 per cent and Labour 10 per cent.
The City Council's coat of arms, displayed in Winchester Guildhall. Winchester City Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council. Much of the district is covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. [12] [13]
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in South East England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council. Much of the borough is covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government, although the main urban area of Basingstoke is an unparished area. [12] [13]
The whole Lymington and Pennington administrative area can elect one County Councillor to Hampshire County Council.. For New Forest District Council elections (as well as local parish elections), Lymington is split into Lymington Town and Buckland such that there are three wards in total:
Gosport Borough Council is the local authority for the borough of Gosport, in the county of Hampshire, England. The council consists of 28 councillors, two or three for each of the 14 wards in the town. [3] It is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats, led by Peter Chegwyn. [4] The borough council is based at Gosport Town Hall. [5]