Editing Haywards Heath (section)

== Governance ==
Haywards Heath has a town council, consisting of 16 councillors. As of May 2025, the council is run by the Liberal Democrats, with seats held as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Political party
!Seats held
|-
|Liberal Democrats
|12
|-
|Conservative
|1
|-
|Green
|1
|}
The current mayor of Haywards Heath is Cllr Duncan Pascoe.

=== Climate policy ===
In 2022, Haywards Heath Town Council endorsed the ''Plant Based Treaty'' campaign (a global, [[climate crisis]] initiative similar to the [[Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Dalton |first=Jane |date=2022-08-13 |title=The pioneering British town which has committed to going vegan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/haywards-heath-vegan-plant-based-treaty-b2143892.html |access-date=2022-08-13 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Haywards Heath Town Council |url=http://www.haywardsheath.gov.uk/Home_30261.aspx |accessdate=28 August 2022 |publisher=Haywards Heath Town Council |quote=Please note ... we are in no way directing residents to follow the basis of the Treaty...}}</ref>