Hampshire County Council

Updated on Nov 22, 2024

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Seats 78 Liberal Democrats 16 / 78		Conservatives 47 / 78 UKIP 7 / 78
Type Non-metropolitan county council of Hampshire Leader Roy Perry, Conservative Party

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

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.