Horninglow and Eton parish council is a non political elected body forming the third tier of government. 

The parish council has the same status as a town or city council.

The council comprises of 11 members who act like a board of a company. 

All councillors work on a voluntary basis. 

No councillor has any individual responsibility, the council comes from a body as a whole.

The clerk, as the proper officer of the council in law has a number of specific duties and acts on resolutions passed by the council and also advises on points of law and procedure.