Editing Test Valley (section)

===Leadership===
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Test Valley. Political leadership is instead provided by the [[leader of the council]]. The leaders since 1980 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Past leaders of the council |url=https://www.testvalley.gov.uk/aboutyourcouncil/electedrepresentatives/past-leaders-council |website=Test Valley Borough Council |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To !! Notes
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| John Morgan || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|1980 || align=right|1985 ||
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| [[Roy Perry]] || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|1985 || align=right|4 May 1994 ||
|-
| Eileen Haselden<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 4 May 1994 |url=https://democracy.testvalley.gov.uk/CeListDocuments.aspx?CommitteeId=136&MeetingId=887&DF=04%2f05%2f1994&Ver=2 |website=Test Valley Borough Council |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|4 May 1994 || align=right|17 May 1995 ||
|-
| Eileen Haselden || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || rowspan=2 align=right|17 May 1995 || rowspan=2 align=right|14 May 1997 || rowspan=2|Joint leaders
|-
| Mark Cooper || {{party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|-
| Mark Cooper<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 14 May 1997 |url=https://democracy.testvalley.gov.uk/Data/Council/19970514/Agenda/hAkIMu749tFFyLA1VFp7tH2fLVe3.pdf |website=Test Valley Borough Council |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=right|14 May 1997 || align=right|6 May 1998 ||
|-
| Norman Arnell<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 6 May 1998 |url=https://democracy.testvalley.gov.uk/Data/Council/19980506/Agenda/y12fb3LOn0jkSseQfYvJXm2sbCNf8.pdf |website=Test Valley Borough Council |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|6 May 1998 || align=right|19 May 1999 ||
|-
| Ian Carr<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 19 May 1999 |url=https://democracy.testvalley.gov.uk/Data/Council/19990519/Agenda/GQbp82b7c5nenDCN92fIihndr2ya.pdf |website=Test Valley Borough Council |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=James |title=Test Valley Borough Council leader Ian Carr to stand down after 18 years in role |url=https://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/15177650.test-valley-borough-council-leader-ian-carr-to-step-down-after-18-years-in-the-role/ |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Andover Advertiser |date=23 March 2017}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|19 May 1999 || align=right|10 May 2017 ||
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| Phil North<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 10 May 2017 |url=https://democracy.testvalley.gov.uk/Data/Council/201705101100/Agenda/qpUT3rUdOeDG2bv0ILAzMzS0tHCt2.pdf |website=Test Valley Borough Council |access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|10 May 2017 || align=right| ||
|}