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Hampshire County Council
Depiction of Coat of arms
Type
Type
Non-metropolitan county
History
Founded
1 April 1889
Leadership
Chair
Marge Harvey, Conservative since 19 May 2022[1]
Leader
Rob Humby, Conservative since 19 May 2022[1]
Chief executive
Carolyn Williamson since 19 July 2021 [2]
Structure
Seats
78 councillors [3]
Political groups
Administration (52)
Conservative (52)
Other parties (26)
Liberal Democrats (18)
Independent (3)
Labour (3)
Green (1)
Whitehill & Bordon Community Party (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Voting system
First past the post
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
The Castle, Upper High Street, Winchester, SO238UJ[4]
Website
www.hants.gov.uk
Constitution
Hampshire County Council - The Constitution
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hampshire in England. The council was created in 1889. 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 of Hampshire, the two cities of Southampton and Portsmouth are unitary authorities, independent from Hampshire County Council. The county council comprises 78 elected councillors, who meet in the city of Winchester, which is the county town.[6]
Since 1997, the council has been controlled by the Conservatives.[7] In May 2022, Rob Humby was elected as leader of the council.[1]
In November 2022, the county council warned it may face bankruptcy within 12 months due to austerity cuts, alongside similar warnings from Kent County Council.[8]
^ abc"Council minutes, 19 May 2022" (PDF). Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^"Chief Executive Officer of Hampshire County Council". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^"Your Councillors". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^"Map" (PDF). Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^"Hampshire Population". Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^"Your Councillors". democracy.hants.gov.uk. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Hampshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009(PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^"Hampshire and Kent councils warn they could go bankrupt in less than a year". ITV News. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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