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Hampshire County Council has confirmed its new administration and Cabinet team after the 7 May local elections left the authority under no overall control.
Councillor Nick Adams-King was elected as leader at the council’s annual general meeting on 21 May, continuing in the role after discussions between political groups on how the county authority would be governed. The council said the administration would oversee services affecting around 1.4 million residents, including schools, roads, social care, countryside access, waste sites and libraries.
The new Cabinet includes executive roles covering universal services, children’s services, adult social care and public health, highways and passenger transport, education, finance, people and local government reorganisation. Councillor Adams-King said the administration would be collegiate, cooperative and transparent, while also pursuing a judicial review of the local government reorganisation outcome.