Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council
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
Leader	Rob Humby, ; Conservative ; since 19 May 2022
Chief executive	Carolyn Williamson ; since 19 July 2021
Structure
Seats	78 councillors
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, SO23 8UJ
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]

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

[minutes-1] "Council minutes, 19 May 2022" (PDF). Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[2] "Chief Executive Officer of Hampshire County Council". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[3] "Your Councillors". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[4] "Map" (PDF). Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

[5] "Hampshire Population". Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[6] "Your Councillors". democracy.hants.gov.uk. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[7] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Hampshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009 (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[8] "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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