Editing Hungerford (section)

== Government ==
Hungerford is a civil parish, covering the town of Hungerford and a surrounding rural area. Anciently, the parish was divided into four [[Tithing (country subdivision)|tithings]]: Hungerford or Town, Sanden Fee, [[Eddington, Berkshire|Eddington]] with Hidden and [[Hungerford Newtown|Newtown]], and Charnham Street. North and South Standen and Charnham Street were [[Detached part|detached parts]] of [[Wiltshire]] until transferred to Berkshire in 1895. Leverton and Calcot were transferred to Hungerford parish from [[Chilton Foliat]] in Wiltshire in 1894.<ref name=":0" />

[[Parish councils in England|Parish council]] responsibilities are undertaken by Hungerford Town Council, which consists of fifteen volunteer [[councillor]]s and committee members, supported by a full-time clerk; the [[mayor]] is elected from amongst their number.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Hungerford Town Council |url=https://www.hungerford-tc.gov.uk/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=www.hungerford-tc.gov.uk}}</ref> Hungerford & Kintbury electoral ward, which includes eight rural parishes to the east,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Election Maps: Great Britain |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |access-date=7 February 2025 |website= |publisher=Ordnance Survey}}</ref> elects three members of [[West Berkshire Council]] (a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Your Councillors |url=https://decisionmaking.westberks.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?VW=TABLE&PIC=1&FN=ALPHA |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=West Berkshire Council}}</ref>

Hungerford is part of the [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] [[parliamentary constituency]]. Hungerford participates in [[town twinning]] to foster good international relations:
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ligueil]], [[Indre-et-Loire]], France.<ref name="Archant twinning">{{cite web|url=http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |title=British towns twinned with French towns |access-date=11 July 2013 |work=Archant Community Media Ltd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705094933/http://www.completefrance.com/language-culture/twin-towns |archive-date=5 July 2013 }}</ref>