Other towns and villages within the borough include Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Purbrook, Waterlooville and Widley.

The borough covers much of the semi-urban area in the south east of Hampshire, between the city of Portsmouth and the West Sussex border.

[4] The neighbouring parish of Warblington (which contained Emsworth) was made an urban district at the same time.

[7][8] The district was granted borough status as part of the 1974 reforms, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.

[9] The Borough of Havant is twinned with Wesermarsch district in Germany and Yavoriv Raion in Western Ukraine.

However, following boundary changes made in 2023[16] the Conservatives lost majority control in the 2024 Havant Borough Council election.