Walsworth comes under the control of North Hertfordshire District Council with three elected Labour councillors, Kay Tart, Mike Hughson and Elizabeth Dennis.

On 29 May 2015, it caught fire,[2] shortly after which the local council approved plans to change the site into flats and a convenience store.

Walsworth ceased to be a separate civil parish in 1921, with the area being absorbed into Hitchin Urban District on 1 April 1921.

The Festival has been running since 1974, and has charity stalls, funfair rides and refreshments as well as live entertainment in the form of arena events and a music tent.

[5] The areas alongside the River Purwell were once notorious for regular flooding although in recent years, drainage improvements associated with house building appear to have alleviated the problem.