▁new ▁food ▁said ▁the ▁t ins ▁contained ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁" S weet ▁F anny ▁Adams " ▁or ▁" S weet ▁F ▁A ". ▁The ▁expression ▁" s weet ▁f anny ▁ad ams " ▁has ▁an ▁old - f ashion ed ▁sl ang ▁meaning ▁of ▁nothing . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Al ton ▁had ▁fallen ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁the ▁( now ▁def unct ) ▁Al ton ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council . ▁The ▁Act ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁this ▁body , ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁( on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ) ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Al ton ▁Town ▁Council . ▁The ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁Al ton ▁Urban ▁District ▁Council ▁were ▁divided ▁between ▁the ▁new ▁Al ton ▁Town ▁Council , ▁the ▁Ham pshire ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁East ▁Ham pshire ▁District ▁Council . ▁The ▁Council ▁meets ▁at ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁in ▁Market ▁Square , ▁and ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Mayor ▁is ▁currently ▁held ▁by ▁Dean - Paul ▁Phill ips . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Al ton ▁is ▁between ▁F arn ham ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁Win chester ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south west . ▁London ▁is ▁. ▁Near by ▁Bro ck ham ▁Hill , ▁situated ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Al ton , ▁r ises ▁to ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁South ▁East ▁England , ▁Al ton ▁has ▁a ▁temper ate ▁climate ▁which ▁is ▁generally ▁war