Hampshire County Council
| Hampshire County Council | |
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Coat of arms
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 78 |
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47 / 78
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16 / 78
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8 / 78
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4 / 78
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1 / 78
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1 / 78
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
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Last election
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2 May 2013 |
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Next election
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2017 |
| Meeting place | |
| Elizabeth II Court, Winchester | |
| Website | |
| www |
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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.
The council is responsible for public services such as:
District and borough councils that govern within Hampshire include:
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.
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