Red Lion Inn · Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on East Hampshire District Council
Horndean is run by East Hampshire District Council, Havant Borough Council and Hampshire County Council. No party holds a majority on either East Hampshire District Council or Havant Borough Council or Hampshire County Council. Most of Horndean is in East Hampshire (MP Damian Hinds, Conservative); 50% of residents are in Fareham and Waterlooville (MP Suella Braverman, Reform UK).
£2,327
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Horndean’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on East Hampshire District Council
No party holds a majority on East Hampshire District Council. The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 18 of its 43 seats as elected, 4 short of the 22 needed. The Liberal Democrats hold 15, Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 6, the Greens 2, Labour 1 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Hampshire changed hands in 2026
Hampshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (54 of 78 seats in 2021) to no overall control at the May 2026 election: the Conservatives won 27 of 78 seats. Hampshire ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Horndean’s wards, Reform UK took 48.8%, the Conservatives took 26.4% and the Liberal Democrats took 15.2% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 4.1%. How Horndean has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Horndean is £2,344 for 2026–27; East Hampshire District Council keeps 7% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 56% in ten years, in line with England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority on any of Horndean’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of East Hampshire’s 43 or 19 of Havant’s 37 or 40 of Hampshire’s 78 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative18
- Liberal Democrat15
- Whitehill & Bordon Community Party6
- Green2
- Independent1
- Labour1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Conservative9
- Reform UK9
- Labour8
- Liberal Democrat6
- Green5
Latest election: May 2026.
- Conservative27−27
- Liberal Democrat26+8
- Reform UK20+20
- Community Campaign (Hart)1+1
- Green1no change
- Independent1no change
- Labour1−2
- Whitehill & Bordon Community Party1no change
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Horndean has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
The parish council for the part of Horndean inside Horndean parish.
37% of Horndean’s residents · Band D precept £103
The parish council for the part of Horndean inside Clanfield parish.
Who runs Horndean: same source as Who runs Horndean, above.
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
51% of Horndean’s residents
Website ↗Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Who runs Horndean: same source as Who runs Horndean, above.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
50% of Horndean’s residents live outside any parish, with no parish council.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Horndean, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsHorndean parish councilClanfield parish council
- 2Council wards7 wards · 13 councillorsConservative 9 · Liberal Democrat 3 · Reform UK 2 · Green 1 · all 15
- 3Hampshire County Council3 divisions · 3 councillorsGwen RobinsonIan James YoungDavid George Podger
- 4Police and crime commissionerHampshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Donna Jones
- 5House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
13 councillors for 7 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Jason GillenReform UK · May 2026
- Ann Maureen BriggsConservative · May 2024
- Elaine Louanne ShimbartConservative · May 2024
- James Patrick BladesConservative · May 2024
- Kev ParsonsReform UK · May 2026
- David John KeastConservative · May 2024
- Neil Andrew BowdellConservative · May 2024
- Andy BriggsConservative · May 2024
- David Edward EvansConservative · May 2023
- Christopher David John HatterConservative · May 2023
- John David SmartLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Christopher William James TongeLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- James HoganGreen · May 2023
- Elaine WoodardLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Sara Elizabeth SchillemoreConservative · May 2023
Show as a table, with Hampshire County Council’s 3 divisions (3 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart PlainHavant · mostly in Horndean · 8,506 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Jason GillenAnn Maureen BriggsElaine Louanne ShimbartJames Patrick Blades | May 2026, May 2024 |
| CowplainHavant · mostly in Horndean · 8,348 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024 | 3 | Kev ParsonsDavid John KeastNeil Andrew BowdellAndy Briggs | May 2026, May 2024 |
| Horndean Kings & BlendworthEast Hampshire · all in Horndean · 4,918 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | David Edward EvansChristopher David John Hatter | May 2023 |
| ClanfieldEast Hampshire · mostly in Horndean · 4,648 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | John David SmartChristopher William James Tonge | May 2023 |
| Horndean DownsEast Hampshire · all in Horndean · 3,095 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | James Hogan | May 2023 |
| Horndean MurrayEast Hampshire · all in Horndean · 2,625 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Elaine Woodard | May 2023 |
| Horndean CatheringtonEast Hampshire · mostly in Horndean · 1,906 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Sara Elizabeth Schillemore | May 2023 |
Hampshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo & Stakes North ED43% in Horndean · 16,854 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Gwen Robinson | May 2026 |
| Catherington EDmostly in Horndean · 12,544 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Ian James Young | May 2026 |
| Petersfield Butser ED38% in Horndean · 4,648 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | David George Podger | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. East Hampshire District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Horndean’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
Show as a table
| Party | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 12.4% | 12.3% | 0% |
| Labour | 0% | 14.3% | 9.6% |
| Liberal Democrat | 37.2% | 13.4% | 15.2% |
| Conservative | 50.3% | 56% | 26.4% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 4.1% | 48.8% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 2 of the 2 seats up in Horndean’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Havant council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Horndean, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Horndean’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,110 votes for candidates
3,443 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Horndean is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010
51% of Horndean’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 71% (England 60%).
Majority 1,275 of 50,006 votes (2.5%): the 50th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Reform UK, MP since 7 May 2015
50% of Horndean’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 65% (England 60%).
Majority 6,079 of 50,123 votes (12.1%): the 236th-narrowest of 543 in England.
50,006 votes for candidates · majority 1,275
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010.
turnout in July 2024: 50,006 votes from 70,659 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 1,275 of 50,006 votes (2.5%): the 50th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Fareham and Waterlooville
50,123 votes for candidates · majority 6,079
Reform UK, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 50,123 votes from 76,947 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,079 of 50,123 votes (12.1%): the 236th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Horndean’s Band D council tax is £2,344 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
East Hampshire District Council keeps £156.92 of a Band D bill (7%); the rest goes to the Parish councils, Hampshire County Council, the Hampshire police and crime commissioner and the Hampshire and IOW Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,327 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
East Hampshire’s Band D bill has risen 56% in ten years, from £1,502.56 in 2016–17, in line with England’s average (56%). It was £479.25 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in East Hampshire, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Hampshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 13. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Hampshire
| East Hampshire + Hampshire | Horndean’s councils | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £486 | £478 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £258 | £272 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £43 | £49 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £13 | £37 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £113 | £121 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £7 | £38 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £24 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £50 | £62 | £78 |
| Running the council | £91 | £58 | £59 |
| Other | £-2 | £1 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,081 | £1,146 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: East Hampshire per its residents plus Hampshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Hampshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Horndean is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
easthants.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
easthants.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Horndean is run
Which council runs Horndean?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Horndean have a town council?
Parts of it do: Horndean parish council and Clanfield parish council.
Who is the MP for Horndean?
Horndean is split between 2 constituencies: East Hampshire (Damian Hinds, Conservative) and Fareham and Waterlooville (Suella Braverman, Reform UK). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Horndean have?
13 ward councillors represent Horndean’s 7 wards, and 3 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Horndean?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Horndean’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Horndean?
Band D council tax in Horndean is £2,327 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls East Hampshire District Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 18 · Liberal Democrat 15 · Whitehill & Bordon Community Party 6 · Green 2 · Labour 1 · Independent 1 of 43 seats; a majority needs 22. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Havant Borough Council?
As elected, Conservative 9 · Reform UK 9 · Labour 8 · Liberal Democrat 6 · Green 5 of 37 seats; a majority needs 19.
Who won the 2026 council election in Horndean?
In Horndean’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 2 of the 2 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 48.8%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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