Editing Wymondham (section)

==Governance==
Wymondham has a [[town council]] responsible for local matters laid down by law, including a role in [[urban planning]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/responsibilities |title=Responsibilities |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> It has 14 members elected every four years. Wymondham divides into four [[ward (politics)|wards]]: North,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/north-ward |title=North Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> East,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/east-ward |title=East Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> Central<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/central-ward |title=Central Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> and South.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/south-ward |title=South Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> [[Spooner Row]], though within the parish of Wymondham, elects its own community council.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Summary-Parish-Election-Results-2_May.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015084831/https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Summary-Parish-Election-Results-2_May.pdf |archive-date=2019-10-15 |url-status=live |title=Election of PARISH COUNCILLORS for the Parishes of South Norfolk District Council Summary of Results |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/spooner-row-community-council |title=Spooner Row Community Council {{!}} South Norfolk Council |website=www.south-norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

Wymondham civil parish falls in the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]], returning six district councillors. In elections in May 2023, Wymondham elected three Liberal Democrat District councillors, two Conservatives and one Labour. In Town Council elections fourteen councillors are returned. After May 2023 local elections, the Town Council consisted of seven Liberal Democrats, four Labour, two Green and a solitary Conservative councillor. In 2023 the Town Council elected two women for the roles of mayor and deputy mayor, the first time this had occurred in Wymondham's history.

After a by-election for Central Wymondham held the same day as the General Election on 4 July 2024, another Liberal Democrat was elected bringing the total to eight on the Council.

In County Council elections, the north part, with the Town Centre, returns one councillor to [[Norfolk County Council]] as Wymondham electoral division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com/norfolkcc/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx#MemberSectionWymondham |title=CMIS > Councillors |website=norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> The southern part elects a county councillor as part of Forehoe electoral division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com/norfolkcc/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx#MemberSectionForehoe |title=CMIS > Councillors |website=norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

For much of the 20th century, Wymondham belonged to the [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]] parliamentary constituency. After a [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|boundary review]], Wymondham was moved to the [[Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Norfolk]] constituency. However, Wymondham will revert to South Norfolk again after another boundary review, a long drawn out process which was only formalised in late 2023.