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The [[Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency)|Basingstoke parliamentary constituency]] was formed under the 1885 [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885|Act]] and is currently served by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) Mrs [[Maria Miller]], who was elected in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]].<ref>{{cite web | first = | title = Maria Miller MP | publisher = They WorkForYou.com | url = http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/maria_miller/basingstoke| accessdate = 2007-08-26 }}</ref>
[[Basingstoke and Deane]] [[Borough status in the United Kingdom#England and Wales|Borough]] Council, which has its offices in the town, is a Conservative-led council, having 33 Conservative, 14 [[Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], 9 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], two Independent councillors and two former Conservatives who formed a Basingstoke First Community Party at the beginning of 2009 after the expulsion of one of them from the Conservative Party for conduct not befitting a member.<ref>{{cite web | first = | title = Basingstoke Gazette| publisher = Basingstoke Gazette| url = http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/search/3829575.Expelled_Tory_says_appeal_was__a_draw_/| accessdate = 2007-09-22 }}</ref>
Basingstoke is part of a two-tier local government structure and returns county councillors to [[Hampshire County Council]]. When the cities of Southampton and [[Portsmouth]] attained unitary authority status in 1998, Basingstoke became Hampshire's largest settlement.<ref>{{cite web | first = | title = Hampshire County Council library service, Best Value Inspection 2001| publisher = Hampshire County Council | url = http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/Products/BVIR/AC0D8291-8C93-4141-9347-E1DB6121A44E/HampshireCC01.pdf|format=PDF| accessdate = 2007-08-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | first = | title = Combined feasibility and building design project appraisal| publisher = Hampshire County Council | url = http://www.hants.gov.uk/scrmxn/c20001.html| accessdate = 2007-08-26 }}</ref>
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