The settlement is close to Wingfield and Hockliffe, with the nearest town being Houghton Regis.

Tebworth is part of the ward of 'Heath and Reach' which sends a Councillor to Central Bedfordshire Council.

The ward includes the villages of Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Eggington, Stanbridge, Tilsworth, Tebworth and Wingrave.

The ward was created in 2011 and has since been represented by Councillor Mark Versallion.

At the 2011 Census the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Chalgrave.