Borough of Havant

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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

Havant itself was an ancient parish.[1] 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.[2] Such districts were reconstituted as urban districts in 1894.[3] The neighbouring parish of Warblington (which contained Emsworth) was made an urban district at the same time.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

The Borough of Havant is twinned with Wesermarsch district in Germany and Yavoriv Raion in Western Ukraine.[9]

Governance

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Political control

The council has been under no overall control since the 2024 election, being run by a Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green coalition, led by Labour councillor Philip Munday.[12][13]

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:[14][15]

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Leadership

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:

Councillor Party From To
David Gillett[16]
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Tony Briggs[17]
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Mike Cheshire[18]
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Michael Wilson[19][20]
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Alex Rennie[21][22]
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Template:Redirect category shell || align=right|19 May 2021 || align=right|May 2024

Philip Munday[23]
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Composition

Following the 2024 election,[24] and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2025, the composition of the council was:[25]

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Total 36

The next election is due in May 2026.[25]

Elections

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Premises

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Civic Offices, photographed in 2010 prior to being extended and renamed Public Service Plaza

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.[27] 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.[28]

Members of Parliament

As of 2024, the boundaries of Havant borough mostly coincide with the parliamentary constituency of Havant, represented by Alan Mak, Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. The northwestern Cowplain and Hart Plain wards lie in the constituency of Fareham and Waterlooville, represented by former attorney general and home secretary Suella Braverman.

See also

References

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External links

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