Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council
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Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county council of Hampshire
Leadership
Leader	Roy Perry, Conservative Party
Structure
Seats	78
Conservatives	45 / 78
Liberal Democrats	17 / 78
UKIP	10 / 78
Labour	4 / 78
Independent	1 / 78
The Community Campaign (Hart)	1 / 78
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2013
Next election	2017
Meeting place
Elizabeth II Court, Winchester
Website
www.hants.gov.uk

Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the county council that governs the majority of the county of Hampshire in England. It provides the upper tier of local government, below which are district councils, and town and parish councils. The county council has 78 elected councillors, and is based in the county town of Winchester.

Hampshire County Council is currently controlled by the Conservative Party.

Responsibilities

The council is responsible for public services such as:

• Highway management
• Waste disposal
• Children's services (including supporting schools, families and young people)
• Social care
• Libraries
• Discovery Centres
• Museums
• Arts provision
• Country parks
• Public Health,

Local government

District and borough councils that govern within Hampshire include:

• Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
• East Hampshire District Council
• Eastleigh Borough Council
• Fareham Borough Council
• Gosport Borough Council
• Hart District Council
• Havant Borough Council
• New Forest District Council
• Rushmoor Borough Council
• Test Valley Borough Council
• Winchester City Council

Elections

Main article: Hampshire County Council elections

The most recent Hampshire County Council elections were held on 2 May 2013.

At the 2013 local elections for Hampshire County Council, the Conservative Party had a 37.51% share of the votes, the Liberal Democrats had 21.71%, the UK Independence Party had 24.61% and Labour 10%. As a result, 45 Conservatives, 17 Liberal Democrats, 10 UKIP, four Labour and one Community Campaign councillor sit on the County Council.

Notable members

• Henry Paulet, 16th Marquess of Winchester, Chairman 1904–1909
• James Harris, 5th Earl of Malmesbury, Chairman 1927–1937
• Sir John Crowder, member 1931–1946
• Horace King, Baron Maybray-King, member 1946–1965
• John Denham, member 1981 to 1989, later a member of parliament
• Mike Hancock, Leader 1989 to 1997, later a member of parliament
• Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, Chairman
• Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton, member
• Roy Perry, Leader
• Percivall Pott, elected member, 1949, later member of parliament for Devizes in Wiltshire