A position he has held since being elected to the post in 2000, a move seen by many as saving Hampshire from insolvency.
[1] His daughter, Lucy, is married to the Hampshire cricketer, Chris Wood.
[2] Bransgrove's father served in the Royal Air Force, meaning he was brought up in a number of places, including abroad in Singapore and at home in London and Kent.
[4] Bransgrove (as Bestie Rote) features in Southampton-based six-strong soft rock band, Strapped for Cash, which released a Christmas single for four charities including Children in Need, in 2013.
[5] In 2014 the band released a debut EP, Kick Me When I'm Down, and played at the Ageas Bowl and in July 2015 supported Eric Clapton at a charity gig in Wormsley.