The parish is represented in Arild by Arilds Chapel.

The civil parish, with the same boundaries, is represented by a Parish council.

Since 2002 the parish has been represented at the lowest tier of local government by its Town Council.

Each parish was represented by one or more councillors.

The parishes are represented by one cleric and by one lay person.

The parish were represented by a side called Western Stars in the 1960s but that too collapsed due to emigration and lack of leadership.

The parish is represented by two councillors on Bolsover District Council.

Each parish is represented in the Association by a priest and lay people elected by the parish general body based on the number of parish members.

Each civil parish in the union was represented by at least one guardian, with those with larger populations or special circumstances having two or more.

The parish is represented by Kilmacolm community council, a statutory body consulted in relation to local government matters.