Governance
The town has its own Town Council, with limited powers, and is also the administrative headquarters of the South Northamptonshire district council. The town is in the Northamptonshire County Council area.
Towcester used to be within the parliamentary constituency of Daventry. However, due to boundary changes, it now forms part of the South Northamptonshire constituency (since the 2010 general election).
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)