At a local level Piddinghoe is governed by Piddinghoe Parish Council.
Their responsibilities include footpaths, street lighting, playgrounds and minor planning applications.
The parish council has five seats available although only four were filled in the uncontested May 2007 election.

The next level of government is the district council.
The parish of Piddinghoe lies within the Kingston ward of Lewes District Council, which returns a single seat to the council.
The election on 12 May 2015 returned a Liberal Democrat
East Sussex County Council is the next tier of government, for which Piddinghoe is within the Newhaven and Ouse Valley West division, with responsibility for education, libraries, social services, civil registration, trading standards and transport.
elections for the county council are held every four years.
The Liberal Democrat Carla Butler was elected in the 2013 election.

The UK Parliament constituency for Piddinghoe is Lewes.
The Liberal Democrat Norman Baker  served as the constituency MP from 1997 until 2015, when Conservative Maria Caulfield was elected.

At European level, Piddinghoe is represented by the South East region, which holds ten seats in the European Parliament.
The June 2014 election returned 3 Conservatives, 1 Liberal Democrats, 4 UK Independence, 1 Labour and 1 Green, none of whom live in East Sussex.
At a local level Piddinghoe is governed by Piddinghoe Parish Council. Their responsibilities include footpaths, street lighting, playgrounds and minor planning applications. The parish council has five seats available although only four were filled in the uncontested May 2007 election.
The next level of government is the district council. The parish of Piddinghoe lies within the Kingston ward of Lewes District Council, which returns a single seat to the council. The election on 12 May 2015 returned a Liberal Democrat
East Sussex County Council is the next tier of government, for which Piddinghoe is within the Newhaven and Ouse Valley West division, with responsibility for education, libraries, social services, civil registration, trading standards and transport. elections for the county council are held every four years. The Liberal Democrat Carla Butler was elected in the 2013 election.
The UK Parliament constituency for Piddinghoe is Lewes. The Liberal Democrat Norman Baker  served as the constituency MP from 1997 until 2015, when Conservative Maria Caulfield was elected.
At European level, Piddinghoe is represented by the South East region, which holds ten seats in the European Parliament. The June 2014 election returned 3 Conservatives, 1 Liberal Democrats, 4 UK Independence, 1 Labour and 1 Green, none of whom live in East Sussex.
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