Government
Trowbridge is within the South West Wiltshire parliamentary constituency and represented by Andrew Murrison (Conservative).
It is the centre for Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority created in April 2009 which replaced (for relevant purposes) West Wiltshire District Council and the former Wiltshire County Council.
The Town Council is the lowest level of government.
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