Parishes
The borough contains five parishes:
- Elstree and Borehamwood (Town)
- Aldenham
- Ridge
- Shenley
- South Mimms
Four parishes have parish councils Ridge, which has fewer than 200 electors, is governed by a parish meeting following the dissolution of its parish council.
The areas of the former Bushey and Potters Bar urban districts are unparished.
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