Hart District
—  Non-metropolitan district  —
Hart shown within Hampshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Hampshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Fleet
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Hart District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (TBA (council NOC))
• MPs	James Arbuthnot Gerald Howarth
Area
• Total	83.1 sq mi (215.3 km2)
Area rank	161st (of 326)
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	91,200
• Rank	253rd (of 326)
• Density	1,100/sq mi (420/km2)
• Ethnicity	97.7% White
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
ONS code	24UG
OS grid reference	SU8047254050
Website	www.hart.gov.uk

Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. Its council is based in Fleet. It was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the urban district of Fleet, and the Hartley Wintney Rural District.

Hart District is one of the richest and least deprived areas in the whole of the United Kingdom and richest in England. In the Indices of Deprivation 2004, Hart was ranked at 354 out of 354 local authorities in England, where 1 was the most deprived area and 354 the least deprived, meaning Hart is the least deprived area in England. Hart District's population also has one of the highest rates of life expectancy in the UK.

A 2008 census revealed Hart to be the area of England with the best quality of life. It also showed Hart to be the second richest area in England, after Richmond-upon-Thames.^[1]

In December 2006, Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of Hart were the 5th most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 27.9% of the population participate at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.^[2]

In 2011, an annual study conducated by the Halifax bank named Hart as the UK's most desirable place to live for quality of life. The study took into account jobs, housing, health, crime, weather, traffic and broadband access. It found that 95% of people in the local authority area were in good health, and tended to have incomes 40% above the national average.^[3]

Population[link]

In mid-2003 Hart had an estimated 85,700 residents. This compares with the 2001 Census figure of 83,505 residents. The 2001 Census also reported that there were 32,470 households, with 77% of residents describing their health as 'good'. In the twenty years between 1982 and 2002 the population of Hart grew by 19 per cent, compared with an increase of 11 per cent for the South East region as a whole.

Politics[link]

Elections to the council are held in three out of every four years, with one third of the 35 seats on the council being elected at each election. From the 2000 election to 2005 the Conservative party had a majority on the council. Until 2010 it was under no overall control. Between 2010 and 2012 the Conservatives again had control of the council, losing power again in the 2012 elections.

Parishes and Town Councils[link]

• Blackwater and Hawley
• Bramshill
• Church Crookham
• Crondall
• Crookham Village
• Dogmersfield
• Elvetham Heath
• Eversley
• Ewshot
• Fleet Town
• Greywell
• Hartley Wintney
• Heckfield
• Hook
• Long Sutton
• Mattingley
• Odiham
• Rotherwick
• South Warnborough
• Winchfield
• Yateley

References[link]

External links[link]

• Hart District Council
• Statistics on Hart District Council from the UK Government

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v t e Towns, villages and hamlets in Hart District Blackwater • Blounce • Bramshill • Chandlers Green • Church Crookham • Crondall • Crookham Village • Darby Green • Dogmersfield • Dora's Green • Eversley • Eversley Centre • Eversley Cross • Ewshot • Fleet • Frogmore • Greywell • Hartfordbridge • Hartley Wespall • Hartley Wintney • Hawley • Hazeley • Heckfield • Heckfield Heath • Hook • Hook Common • Hound Green • Long Sutton • Lower Common • Mattingley • Mill Lane • Minley • North Warnborough • Odiham • Phoenix Green • Rotherwick • Rye • South Warnborough • Warnborough Green • Well • West Green • Whitehall • Winchfield • Winchfield Green • Yateley

Coordinates: 51°16′46″N 0°50′46″W / 51.2794°N 0.8461°W / 51.2794; -0.8461