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The county council provides county-level services to eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. The county council acts as the upper tier of local government to approximately 1.4 million people. [5] It is one of 21 county councils in England. Whilst they form part of the ceremonial county ...
Winchester (/ ˈ w ɪ n tʃ ɪ s t ər /), [2] or the City of Winchester, is a local government district with city status in Hampshire, England.. The district is named after its main settlement of Winchester, which is where the council is based and is also the county town of Hampshire.
With its administrative seat in Elmsdale, the district municipality occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants Regional Municipality. It was made in 1861 from the former townships of Uniacke, Rawdon, Douglas, Walton, Shubenacadie and Maitland.
The council is based at Appletree Court on Beaulieu Road in Lyndhurst. The oldest part of the building was originally a large house, which was purchased in 1954 to become the offices of the New Forest Rural District Council. The building has been substantially extended since becoming council offices. [26] [27]
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Test Valley Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council.The whole district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.
Rushmoor Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council. There are no civil parishes in the borough, which is an unparished area. [9] [10]
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.