Horndean Councillors, MP and How to Register to Vote

Who represents Horndean?

Horndean is represented at four levels. Horndean Parish Council is the most local, East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) and Hampshire County Council are the two principal councils, and in Westminster the area sits in the East Hampshire parliamentary constituency. The current MP for East Hampshire is Damian Hinds, according to the UK Parliament members service, where his membership is listed as current. Check members.parliament.uk for contact details and surgery information.

Who are my Horndean parish councillors?

Horndean Parish Council meets at Jubilee Hall, Crouch Lane, Horndean, PO8 9SU. You can phone it on 02392 597766 or email contact@horndeanpc-hants.gov.uk. Its councillors page lists ten councillors across four parish wards. Andrew Redding (Chair of Council) and John Lay represent Downs Ward. Teresa Attlee, Paul Beck and Daryl Calderwood represent Kings and Blendworth Ward. Ron Smith, Derek Prosser (Vice Chair of Council) and Andrew Dodsworth represent Catherington Ward. Robert Sowden and Neil Smith represent Murray Ward. That is the page as published in October 2026, and it also gives each councillor's email link and register of interests. The council has also published a casual vacancy notice for Catherington Ward, dated 21 May 2026, so check the news page if you want to know whether that seat has since been filled.

Parish council meetings are listed on the events page. The next full Council Meetings shown there are on 5 October, 2 November and 7 December 2026, then 1 February, 1 March and 5 April 2027, all at Jubilee Hall. Finance and General Purposes Committee meetings are listed for 12 October and 23 November 2026, then 25 January and 22 March 2027. The page marks the 1 February 2027 meeting as open to the public, so check each listing before you go.

Who are my East Hampshire District councillors?

EHDC wards cover the villages around Horndean. The council's published results for the 4 May 2023 election show these councillors elected. Horndean Catherington Ward elected Sara Schillemore. Horndean Downs Ward elected James Hogan. Horndean Kings and Blendworth Ward elected David Evans and Christopher Hatter. Horndean Murray Ward elected Elaine Woodard. Clanfield Ward elected John Smart and Christopher Tonge. Rowlands Castle Ward elected Charlene Maines. These are the 2023 results, and seats can change through by-elections or resignations, so confirm your current councillor on EHDC's Who is my local councillor? page. EHDC runs a leader and cabinet model and publishes how to get involved in council meetings. For Lovedean, use the same page to find your district ward.

Who is my Hampshire County councillor?

Hampshire County Council runs schools, roads and libraries across the county. To find the division and county councillor covering your address, check the councillors section of the Hampshire County Council website.

How do I register to vote in Horndean?

You register online through GOV.UK. GOV.UK says you need to be 16 or over in England, and that you will be asked for your National Insurance number, though you can still register without one. It says registering usually takes about five minutes. EHDC's elections page explains that it updates the electoral register each year through the annual canvass, and that if you get an email or letter from the council asking for information you should reply or you may be removed from the register. EHDC's ways to vote page covers voting in person, by post and by proxy. It says postal votes must be reapplied for every three years. For voter ID rules and deadlines, check that page or contact the council.

What is happening with Hampshire local government reorganisation?

Local government reorganisation means replacing the county and district councils with larger single-tier councils called unitary authorities. EHDC's reorganisation page records the timeline. In March 2026 the Government published a decision on how councils in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton would be reorganised. On 7 September 2026 the Government announced a review of the plans for Hampshire and three other areas, saying the earlier decisions were withdrawn in light of new legal advice. The same announcement says local elections in May 2027 will go ahead using existing council boundaries.

EHDC says that, for now, nothing changes for East Hampshire residents. You contact the district council in the usual ways, use the same services and pay bills in the same way. The page also says that town and parish councils are not being reorganised in the same way as district and county councils. The earlier March decision had placed Clanfield, Horndean and Rowlands Castle in a South East Hampshire unitary, according to an EHDC news release, but because that decision has been withdrawn, what will happen is not yet known. Horndean Parish Council also publishes its own page on reorganisation, which pre-dates the review.

Quick answers

Who is the MP for Horndean? The UK Parliament members service lists Damian Hinds as MP for East Hampshire, the constituency Horndean sits in.

Who is the parish council chair? The parish council's councillors page shows Andrew Redding as Chair of Council and Derek Prosser as Vice Chair, as published in October 2026.

How do I register to vote? Register online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. It usually takes about five minutes, and you will be asked for your National Insurance number if you have one.

Will my council change? Nothing changes for now. The Government paused its Hampshire reorganisation decision on 7 September 2026, and EHDC says services continue as normal.