Government
Newtown Linford is within the Charnwood parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Stephen Dorrell. It is within the Bradgate County Electoral Division and is represented on Leicestershire County Council by David Snartt. It is within the Forest Bradgate ward of Charnwood Borough Council, on which it also is represented by David Snartt. Newtown Linford is twinned with Plateau Est de Rouen in France, and Bradgate, Iowa in the United States.
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