East Hampshire - Politics

Politics

See also: East Hampshire local elections

East Hampshire District Council is elected every four years, with currently 44 councillors being elected at each election. The Conservative party has controlled the council for much of its history including having a majority from 1976 to 1991, with the only other party to have had a majority being the Liberal Democrats from 1991 to 1999. Most recently the Conservatives have controlled the council since the 1999 election, and as of the 2011 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 39
Liberal Democrats 5

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