Editing Rodmell (section)

==Governance==
Rodmell Parish Council has seven councillors. Their responsibilities include footpaths, street lighting, playgrounds and minor planning applications.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rodmell.net/sermon/rodmell-parish-council-3/ |title=Rodmell Parish Council |access-date=10 October 2016 |publisher=Rodmell Community Website }}</ref>

The next level of government is the district council. The parish of Rodmell lies within the Kingston ward of [[Lewes District Council]], which returns a single councillor.

East Sussex County Council is the next tier of government, for which Rodmell 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 Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] Carla Butler was elected in the 2013 election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/yourcouncil/about/people/councillors/find/newhaven/ |title=Councillor David Rogers OBE |access-date=15 November 2008 |work=Find your Councillor |publisher=East Sussex County Council}}</ref>

The UK Parliament constituency for Rodmell is [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]]. The Liberal Democrat [[Norman Baker]] served as the constituency MP from 1997 but the Conservative [[Maria Caulfield]] was elected in 2015. As of July 2024, Liberal Democrat James MacCleary is the MP.

Prior to [[Brexit]] in 2020, the village was part of the [[South East England (European Parliament constituency)|South East England]] constituency in the [[European Parliament]].