[7] The loss of the Gosport name from its governing body was a subject of ongoing debate in the area for some years afterwards, and in 1891 the local board was renamed the "Gosport and Alverstoke Local Board".

On 9 November 1922 the urban district was made a municipal borough and the Alverstoke name was removed from its title.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows:[16][17] The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Gosport.

Political leadership is instead provided by the leader of the council (formally the chair of the policy and organisation board).

[29] The council is based at Gosport Town Hall on the High Street.