Telscombe Town Council has 13 Councillors and 1 full-time and 5 part-time members of staff.
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen annually at the Annual Council Meeting in May. The Council offices are in the Telscombe Civic Centre situated on the corner of the South Coast Road and Central Avenue. Meetings of Council and Committees are held bi-monthly, apart from the Planning & Highways Committee which meets every 3 weeks.