Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
The
Borough of Havant
is a
local government district
with
borough status
in
Hampshire
, England. Its council is based in
Havant
. Other towns and villages within the borough include
Bedhampton
,
Cowplain
,
Emsworth
,
Hayling Island
,
Purbrook
,
Waterlooville
and
Widley
. The borough covers much of the semi-urban area in the south east of Hampshire, between the city of
Portsmouth
and the
West Sussex
border.
History
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Havant itself was an
ancient parish
.
[2]
Until 1852 it was governed by its
vestry
, in the same way as most rural areas. The parish was made a
local board district
in 1852, governed by an elected local board.
[3]
Such districts were reconstituted as
urban districts
in 1894.
[4]
The neighbouring parish of
Warblington
(which contained Emsworth) was made an urban district at the same time.
[5]
The Havant Urban District was substantially enlarged in 1932, taking in the urban district of Warblington and the parishes of Bedhampton, North Hayling,
South Hayling
and
Waterloo
, with some adjustments to the boundaries with other neighbouring areas. It was renamed the
Havant and Waterloo
Urban District, and the whole area was made a single
urban parish
called Havant.
[6]
The Havant and Waterloo Urban District was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district named just "Havant" by the
Local Government Act 1972
on 1 April 1974.
[7]
[8]
The district was granted borough status as part of the 1974 reforms, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. No
successor parish
was created for the former urban district.
[9]
The Borough of Havant is twinned with
Wesermarsch
district in Germany and
Yavoriv Raion
in Western Ukraine.
[10]
Governance
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Havant Borough Council provides
district-level
services.
County-level
services are provided by
Hampshire County Council
. There are no
civil parishes
in the borough.
[14]
[15]
Political control
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For the majority of the council's existence, the council has been under
Conservative
majority control, most recently for a period of over twenty years following the
2002 Havant local elections.
However, following boundary changes made in 2023
[16]
the Conservatives lost majority control in the
2024 Havant Borough Council election
.
Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:
[17]
[18]
Leadership
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The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Havant. Political leadership is instead provided by the
leader of the council
. The leaders since 2001 have been:
[19]
Composition
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Following the
2024 election
, the composition of the council was:
[20]
Following the election a "Progressive Alliance" was formed in May 2024, led by Philip Munday, the leader of the local Labour party.
[12]
[21]
The next council election will be in May 2026.
Elections
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Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 38
councillors
representing 14
wards
with each ward electing two or three councillors. Elections are held in three years out of every four, with roughly a third of the council being elected each time for a four-year term of office.
Hampshire County Council elections
are held in the fourth year of the cycle when there are no borough council elections.
[22]
The wards are:
New ward boundaries have been drawn up which will come into effect for the 2024 elections.
[23]
Premises
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The council is based at the Public Service Plaza on Civic Centre Road in Havant. The building was previously called Civic Offices and had been built in 1977, replacing the old Town Hall on East Street in the centre of Havant, which subsequently became
The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre
.
[24]
A large extension was added to the Civic Offices in 2011 to incorporate some Hampshire County Council offices and space for voluntary organisations as well, after which the building was renamed Public Service Plaza.
[25]
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
UK Census
(2021).
"2021 Census Area Profile ? Havant Local Authority (E07000090)"
.
Nomis
.
Office for National Statistics
. Retrieved
5 January
2024
.
- ^
"Havant Ancient Parish / Civil Parish"
.
A Vision of Britain through Time
. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth
. Retrieved
4 November
2023
.
- ^
"No. 21310"
.
The London Gazette
. 16 April 1852. p. 1084.
- ^
Local Government Act 1894
- ^
Annual Report of the Local Government Board
. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1895. p. 276
. Retrieved
4 November
2023
.
- ^
"Relationships and changes Havant and Waterloo UD through time"
. A Vision of Britain through Time
. Retrieved
28 October
2023
.
- ^
"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972"
.
legislation.gov.uk
. Retrieved
12 July
2022
.
- ^
"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973"
. Legislation.gov.uk
. Retrieved
18 August
2022
.
- ^
"District Councils and Boroughs"
.
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
. 28 March 1974
. Retrieved
4 December
2021
.
- ^
"Increased cultural links will be formed by new town twinning | Havant Borough Council"
.
- ^
"Councillor Wade elected as new Mayor of Havant"
.
Havant Borough Council
. 15 May 2023
. Retrieved
17 May
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"New Leader and Cabinet announced for Havant Borough Council"
.
Havant Borough Council
. 15 May 2023
. Retrieved
17 May
2024
.
- ^
Boakye, Kwame (30 January 2023).
"Job moves: New chiefs at Havant and Brent"
.
Local Government Chronicle
. Retrieved
10 November
2023
.
- ^
"Local Government Act 1972"
,
legislation.gov.uk
,
The National Archives
, 1972 c. 70
, retrieved
31 May
2023
- ^
"Election Maps"
. Ordnance Survey
. Retrieved
10 November
2023
.
- ^
"The Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2023"
,
legislation.gov.uk
,
The National Archives
, SI 2023/200
, retrieved
1 March
2024
- ^
"Compositions calculator"
.
The Elections Centre
. 4 March 2016
. Retrieved
26 May
2023
.
- ^
"Havant"
.
BBC News Online
. Retrieved
13 June
2014
.
- ^
"Council minutes"
.
Havant Borough Council
. Retrieved
21 July
2022
.
- ^
Forero, Natalia (3 May 2024).
"Local elections 2024: Huge shock as Conservatives lose Havant Borough Council - full list of results"
.
The News
. Retrieved
4 May
2024
.
- ^
Needs, Noni (15 May 2023).
"Havant Borough Council run by a new coalition following shock local election results"
.
The News (Portsmouth)
. Retrieved
17 May
2024
.
- ^
"The Borough of Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2001"
,
legislation.gov.uk
,
The National Archives
, SI 2001/1025
, retrieved
11 November
2023
- ^
"The Havant (Electoral Changes) Order 2023"
,
legislation.gov.uk
,
The National Archives
, SI 2023/200
, retrieved
11 November
2023
- ^
"Our History"
.
The Spring
. Retrieved
11 November
2023
.
- ^
Cousins, Ralph (2016).
A Brief History of Havant
(PDF)
. Havant: The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre. p. 13
. Retrieved
11 November
2023
.
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