East Hampshire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Petersfield |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | East Hampshire District Council |
• MPs | Damian Hinds Greg Stafford |
Area | |
• Total | 198.6 sq mi (514.4 km2) |
• Rank | 76th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 127,319 |
• Rank | 185th (of 296) |
• Density | 640/sq mi (250/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 24UC (ONS) E07000085 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SU7659323528 |
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.
Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park. The neighbouring districts are Havant, Winchester, Basingstoke and Deane, Hart, Waverley and Chichester.
East Hampshire was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of four former districts which were all abolished at the same time: [2]
The district was originally proposed to be called Petersfield. [3] The shadow authority elected in 1973 to oversee the transition to the new system requested a change of name to East Hampshire, which was confirmed by the government on 8 October 1973, before the new district formally came into being. [4]
Between 2009 and 2022 the council shared a chief executive with neighbouring Havant Borough Council. [5] [6]
East Hampshire District Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Gill Kneller since January 2019 [8] | |
Structure | |
Seats | 43 councillors |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Penns Place, Petersfield, GU31 4EX | |
Website | |
www |
East Hampshire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council. The whole district is covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government. [9] [10]
In the parts of the district within the South Downs National Park, town planning is the responsibility of the South Downs National Park Authority. The district council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 27-person National Park Authority. [11]
The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election, being led by a coalition of the Conservatives and local party the Whitehill and Bordon Community Party. [12]
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: [13] [14]
Party in control | Years | |
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No overall control | 1974–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1991 | |
No overall control | 1991–1995 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2023 | |
No overall control | 2023–present |
The leaders of the council since 1999 have been: [15]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Elizabeth Cartwright | Conservative | 1999 | 19 May 2004 | |
Andrew Pattie | Conservative | 19 May 2004 | 17 May 2006 | |
Ferris Cowper | Conservative | 17 May 2006 | Oct 2009 | |
David Parkinson | Conservative | 9 Nov 2009 | Oct 2010 | |
Patrick Burridge | Conservative | 13 Oct 2010 | Mar 2012 | |
Ken Moon | Conservative | 20 Mar 2012 | 9 May 2013 | |
Ferris Cowper | Conservative | 9 May 2013 | 18 May 2017 | |
Richard Millard | Conservative | 18 May 2017 |
Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was: [16]
Party | Councillors | |
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Conservative | 19 | |
Liberal Democrats | 14 | |
Whitehill and Bordon Community Party | 6 | |
Green | 2 | |
Labour | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 43 |
The next election is due in 2027.
The council is based at Penns Place on the eastern outskirts of Petersfield. [17]
Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 31 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. [18]
East Hampshire is entirely covered by civil parishes. The parish councils of Alton, Petersfield and Whitehill (where the largest settlement is Bordon) take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council. [19]
Settlements in East Hampshire include:
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. It is one of 21 county councils in England.
Chichester is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It is named after the city of Chichester, which is its largest settlement and where the council is based. The district includes the towns of Midhurst, Petworth and Selsey and surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park, and Chichester Harbour is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 124,531.
Winchester, or the City of Winchester, is a local government district with city status in Hampshire, England.
New Forest is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Lyndhurst, although the largest town is Totton. The district also includes the towns of Fordingbridge, Lymington, New Milton and Ringwood. The district is named after and covers most of the New Forest National Park, which occupies much of the central part of the district. The main urban areas are around the periphery of the forest. The district has a coastline onto the Solent to the south and Southampton Water to the east.
Ropley is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It has an acreage of 4,684 acres (1,896 ha), situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of New Alresford. It is served by a station on the Mid Hants Railway heritage line at Ropley Dean, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village shops. It is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) southwest of Alton, just off the A31 road. It lies within the diocese of Winchester.
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Alton. The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villages, the other being Lindford. The civil parish is on the A325, and near the A3 road between London and Portsmouth, from which it is buffered by the rise of the wooded Woolmer Ranges. Bordon is twinned with Condé-sur-Vire in Normandy, France.
Froyle is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) northeast of Alton. The nearest railway station is 2 miles (3.3 km) east of the village, at Bentley. According to the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 644 people. The village is divided into Upper Froyle, centred around the Church and Manor House, and Lower Froyle which grew up around the farms.
East Hampshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Damian Hinds of the Conservative Party.
East Hampshire District Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 31 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors.
The following are lists of recreational walks in Hampshire, England:
The Bordon Light Railway was a short-lived light railway line in Hampshire that connected the Army Camp at Bordon, as well as the villages of Bordon and Kingsley, with the national rail network at Bentley on the main Farnham-Alton line, a distance of 4.5 miles (7.2 km).
East Tisted is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south of Alton on the A32 road.
The Borough of Havant is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Havant. Other towns and villages within the borough include Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Purbrook, Waterlooville and Widley. The borough covers much of the semi-urban area in the south east of Hampshire, between the city of Portsmouth and the West Sussex border.
Monkwood is a Hamlet in the south of Ropley parish. Although currently it is spread between Petersfield Road and Hill Farm Road, historically it referred to the settlement on the south side of Smugglers Lane containing the 15th Century Smugglers, the 16th Century The Old Farmhouse and the C18th century cottage between the two. The more recent settlement between Petersfield Road and Hill Farm Lane originates from around the late 1800s, with only two settlements; Hill Farm and Ropley Common Farm visible in the 1870s OS Map.
West Worldham is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Worldham, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast of the town of Alton. The village of East Worldham is to the East and Hartley Mauditt is to the South, which along with West Worldham form the current Parish of Worldham.
Whitehill is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England, on the historic route between Petersfield and Farnham. It is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Bordon and covers an area of approximately 8 square miles.
The 2011 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.