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Hampshire County Council election, 2017

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The 2017 Hampshire County Council election is scheduled to take place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All councillors will be elected from electoral divisions by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Boundary changes

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England undertook a review of boundaries during the previous council's term. An Order to enact the boundary changes was made in October 2016 and will take effect at this election.

The changes made include:

  • Basingstoke and Deane: will retain 10 seats. The west of the Norden ward will be transferred from Basingstoke North to Basingstoke Central. Eastrop and the town centre will be transferred from Basingstoke Central to Basingstoke South East. Kingsclere will be transferred from Calleva & Kingsclere to Whitchurch & Clere, with the wards being respectively renamed Calleva and Whitchurch & The Cleres. Candovers will be renamed Candovers, Oakley and Overton.
  • East Hampshire will retain 7 seats. Headley will be renamed Liphook, Headley & Grayshott.
  • Eastleigh will be increased from 7 to 8 seats. The divisions of Hedge End & Botley and West End & Hedge End Grange Park will be abolished and replaced with three divisions: Botley & Hedge End North, Hedge End & West End South and West End & Horton Heath. The latter also takes away territory from Bishopstoke & Fair Oak, which will be shifted westwards. The East and West divisions of Eastleigh will be replaced by divisions named North and South.
  • Fareham will retain 7 seats. The 6 divisions will have the same names as before, with Fareham Town continuing to elect 2 councillors.
  • Gosport will retain 5 seats. The 5 divisions will have the same names as before, with Leesland & Town continuing to elect 2 councillors.
  • Hart will retain 5 seats. The Odiham and Hartley Wintney & Yateley West divisions will be replaced with divisions with similar boundaries named Odiham & Hook and Hartley Wintney, Eversley & Yateley West. The Fleet division will be reduced in size and renamed Fleet Town. It will also gain some territory from Yateley East, Blackwater & Ancells, which will be renamed Yateley East & Blackwater.
  • Havant will retain 7 seats. The 2-member division of Bedhampton & Leigh Park will be split and replaced by North West Havant and North East Havant, with the latter taking territory from Emsworth & St Faiths.
  • New Forest will be reduced from 11 to 10 seats. The division of Lyndhurst will be abolished. The town of Lyndhurst itself will be added to the same division of Fordingbridge, to be named Lyndhurst & Fordingbridge. Totton North will add some rural areas and be renamed Totton North & Netley Marsh. An expanded Lymington division will be renamed Lymington & Boldre. Milford & Hordle will gain some territory from New Milton and be renamed New Milton North, Milford & Hordle.
  • Rushmoor will retain 5 seats. The East and West divisions of Aldershot will be replaced with North and South divisions.
  • Test Valley will retain 7 seats. Romsey Extra will be renamed Romsey Rural.
  • Winchester will retain 7 seats. The divisions will retain their names, though the boundary between Bishop's Waltham and Meon Valley will be altered substantially.
  • References

    Hampshire County Council election, 2017 Wikipedia