27-561: Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire , England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest , about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Alton . The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villages, the other being Lindford . The civil parish is on the A325 , and near the A3 road between London and Portsmouth , from which it
54-519: A hung parliament , no single party having an overall majority in the House of Commons , for the first time in 36 years . The Conservatives emerged having the most seats, but 20 short of an overall majority. In the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government. The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing-in of Peers in
81-468: A parish meeting rather than a parish council. Settlements in East Hampshire include: 51°00′20″N 0°54′30″W / 51.0055°N 0.9082°W / 51.0055; -0.9082 Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg coalition [REDACTED] The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form
108-475: A cabinet committee specifically overseeing the operation of the coalition. Both parties' ministers shared collective responsibility for the government's positions, although the coalition agreement detailed several issues on which the parties agreed to differ; the Liberal Democrats abstained from voting in such cases. Clegg, as Deputy Prime Minister, took Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) when David Cameron
135-546: A new government , following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general election on 6 May . It was the UK's first coalition government since the Churchill caretaker ministry in 1945. The coalition was led by Cameron as Prime Minister with Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister and composed of members of both Cameron's centre-right Conservative Party and Clegg's centrist Liberal Democrats . The Cabinet
162-424: A shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 1999 have been: Following the 2023 election , the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at Penns Place on the eastern outskirts of Petersfield. Since
189-547: A £3.8 million construction training centre which was part of the Basingstoke College of Technology group until 2024. In November 2019, Mill Chase Academy closed after 60 years, being replaced by Oakmoor School. The town has been an army base with a defunct railway station. Bordon Camp was first laid out in 1899 by the Highland Light Infantry , directed by Royal Engineers , and following interruption by
216-482: Is based in the town of Petersfield , although the largest town is Alton . The district also contains the town of Bordon along with many villages and surrounding rural areas. Parts of the district lie within the South Downs National Park . The neighbouring districts are Havant , Winchester , Basingstoke and Deane , Hart , Waverley and Chichester . East Hampshire was created on 1 April 1974 under
243-506: Is buffered by the rise of the wooded Woolmer Ranges. Bordon is twinned with Condé-sur-Vire in Normandy, France. Unlike its nearest towns, Petersfield , Farnham and Alton, Bordon has not been a market town, having developed as a military area. Many of the facilities are near the former A325, a toll road (turnpike) that connected Farnham to the A3 to its south and passed though Bordon and Whitehill;
270-597: Is home to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), providing trade training, both basic and supplementary, to its soldiers, supported by the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SEME) . The Longmoor Army Ranges , a forest firing range, is south of the town. Bordon railway station was linked to both the main railway network, and by light railway to the Longmoor Military Railway . In 2009,
297-617: Is the responsibility of the South Downs National Park Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 27-person National Park Authority. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being led by a coalition of the Conservatives and local party the Whitehill and Bordon Community Party. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as
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#1732851357569324-714: The House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the election for the Speakership of the House of Commons. The Queen's Speech on 25 May set out the government's legislative agenda. Of the 57 Liberal Democrat MPs, only two refused to support the Conservative Coalition agreement, with former leader Charles Kennedy and Manchester Withington MP John Leech both rebelling. The Liberal Democrats had five Cabinet members, including Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister – though after
351-506: The Local Government Act 1972 , covering the area of four former districts which were all abolished at the same time: The district was originally proposed to be called Petersfield. The shadow authority elected in 1973 to oversee the transition to the new system requested a change of name to East Hampshire, which was confirmed by the government on 8 October 1973, before the new district formally came into being. Between 2009 and 2022
378-527: The Midhurst or Hannington TV transmitters. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Surrey , Greatest Hits Radio Surrey & East Hampshire , and Wey Valley Radio, a community based station which broadcasts from Alton . The town is served by the local newspapers, Bordon Herald and Petersfield Post. East Hampshire East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire , England. Its council
405-724: The Second Boer War , was occupied by the army from 1903. The first occupants of Quebec barracks were the Somersetshire Light Infantry , returning from South Africa in April, and the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment arrived at St. Lucia Barracks from South Africa in June. Bordon Camp was home to the Canadian Army during both of the world wars and the town is dotted with concrete slabs on which tanks and armoured cars were parked. Bordon
432-577: The A325 now by-passes the built-up area. Local facilities include The Phoenix Theatre and Whitehill and Bordon Leisure Centre. Primary schools in Bordon include Bordon Infant School, Weyford Nursery, Woodlea School and Weyford Primary. Secondary education facilities include Oakmoor School on Budds Lane and Hollywater School, a Special Education establishment. Bordon was also home to the Future Skills Centre,
459-449: The Cabinet and ministerial reshuffle , David Laws , who was a Minister of State , was allowed to attend the Cabinet but was not a full member. If a Liberal Democrat minister resigned or was removed from office, another member of the same party would have had to be appointed to the Cabinet. Each cabinet committee had a chair from one party and a deputy chair from the other; there was also
486-470: The council shared a chief executive with neighbouring Havant Borough Council . East Hampshire District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Hampshire County Council . The whole district is covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within the South Downs National Park, town planning
513-483: The development failed sustainability tests, and claimed that consultation was rigged. Other residents supported the scheme and consultation continued. During the coalition government of 2010-15 its likelihood waned. Funding was cut by half, government looked more critically and skeptically into certain aspects. The raft of project proposals continues and those awarded funding, such as free public-amenity internet, have been implemented. The Whitehill & Bordon Masterplan
540-478: The governing Labour administration nationally announced Bordon as one of its tentative Eco-towns in consultative, outline plans. This, dovetailed with the Town Council's 'Green Town Vision', would see the development of Whitehill-Bordon as a carbon-neutral town with sustainable housing and business facilities. The existing Green Town Vision aimed to ensure that all new development of the town would by beneficial to
567-414: The last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 43 councillors representing 31 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. East Hampshire is entirely covered by civil parishes. The parish councils of Alton, Petersfield and Whitehill (where the largest settlement is Bordon) take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have
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#1732851357569594-529: The local authority. Local residents objected to the plan's scale and features, citing the road-centric transport network, inevitable net loss of visual amenity, forest, few remaining cultivated fields, scale and diversity of habitats for the remnant Woolmer Forest. After the announcement of the Eco-town plan, a group of residents formed the Bordon Area Action Group, and opposed the scheme. They argued that
621-411: The local environment, and the Eco-town would provide support and funding felt necessary to regenerate the few low standard homes and streets. The proposal initially earmarked 5000 new homes, along with supporting infrastructure, which would require extensive use of greenfield land and reallocation of ex-military land following discontinuance of local military bases. The scheme was generally supported by
648-484: Was a plausible link to the existing Alton Line at Bentley, Hampshire , with an estimated cost of £170m. Bordon and Whitehill are by-passed by the A325, which links them to the A3 (which passes through the parish) and to Farnham. The town is served by Stagecoach South bus routes to Aldershot , Liphook , Haslemere , Alton and Basingstoke . Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South and ITV Meridian . Television signals are received from either
675-760: Was finalised in 2012. The nearest railway station is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east in Liphook , which is on the Portsmouth Direct Line . The town had its own station on the Bordon Light Railway , which was closed in 1966. In 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies proposed reinstating a rail link with the town, and a feasibility study, concluded in February 2012, was undertaken. The outcome
702-411: Was made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats, with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending cabinet but not members. The coalition was succeeded by the single-party, second Cameron ministry following the 2015 election . The previous Parliament had been dissolved on 12 April 2010 in advance of the general election on 6 May . The general election resulted in
729-545: Was unavailable. Key decisions were made by a core group called the "Quad", made up of Cameron, Clegg, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander , which decided "all major matters of policy" and resolved disputes between the two parties. While the government's front benchers sat together in the House of Commons and the two parties acted as
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