Editing Crowborough (section)

==Governance==
Crowborough became an [[ecclesiastical parish]] in 1880: previously it had been part of [[Rotherfield]]. A [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] was established on 6 April 1905; the parish council was renamed as a Town Council on 24 May 1988.<ref>[http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/crowborough/index.html The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927043140/http://www.localauthoritypublishing.co.uk/councils/crowborough/index.html |date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>

Until 2012, Crowborough shared the headquarters of [[Wealden District Council]] with [[Hailsham]], 14&nbsp;miles (22&nbsp;km) to the south. The Council moved all of their operations to Hailsham in 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/office-moves-for-wealden-district-council-1-2706202|title = Office moves for Wealden District Council|date = 23 May 2011|access-date = 7 August 2014|website = Sussex Express|archive-date = 11 August 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140811192331/http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/office-moves-for-wealden-district-council-1-2706202|url-status = live}}</ref> although East Sussex County Council still operates a library service from the Pine Grove building. In July 2014, the Crowborough Community Association put in a bid to buy Pine Grove to retain the library and develop the rest of the building as an "enterprise hub".<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/crowborough-group-bids-for-council-hq-1-6185272|title = Crowborough group bids for Council HQ|date = 19 July 2014|access-date = 7 August 2014|website = Sussex Express|archive-date = 11 August 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140811192335/http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/county-news/crowborough-group-bids-for-council-hq-1-6185272|url-status = live}}</ref>

=== Parliament ===
In the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]], Crowborough is in the [[Sussex Weald (UK Parliament constituency)|Sussex Weald]] constituency, represented by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Nus Ghani]], one of the [[Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons|Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons]]. Former MPs include [[Charles Hendry]] (2001–2015), and Sir [[Geoffrey Johnson-Smith]] (1965–2001).