Political Control
Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| No overall control | 1973–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1980 |
| No overall control | 1980–1982 |
| Conservative | 1982–1995 |
| No overall control | 1995–2000 |
| Conservative | 2000–present |
Read more about this topic: Rushmoor Local Elections
Famous quotes containing the words political and/or control:
“Politics is, as it were, the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel, and the two political parties are its two opposite halves,—sometimes split into quarters, it may be, which grind on each other.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Culture means control over nature.”
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