Kimpton Ward is located within the local government district of North Hertfordshire.

The North Hertfordshire District Councillor for Kimpton is Cllr Ralph Muncer (Conservative).

Kimpton Ward is located within the Hertfordshire County Council Division of Knebworth and Codicote and is represented by Cllr Richard Thake (Conservative).

Kimpton has a spacious flint-built parish church in the unusual transitional style between Norman and Early English.

The Dacre Chapel has a fine Perpendicular screen, and the remains of early wall paintings in the chancel show St Christopher and the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy.

The situation became fairly serious on the 24th when business owners from the Industrial Estate on Claggy road and also residents at risk hired pumps and called the Fire Brigade to try to deal with the 1-metre-deep water flow.