Chorleywood the Local Government Act 1894 created districts as subdivisions of the newly created county councils, Chorleywood became part of the Watford Rural District, which encircled Watford. In 1913, the town was separated from Watford Rural District to become Chorleywood Urban District. In the early 1960s, researchers at the British Baking Industries Research Association in Chorleywood improved upon an earlier American bread-making process. This resulted in the Chorleywood Bread Process which is now used in over 80% of commercial bread production throughout the UK. In the 1973 BBC Television documentary, "Metro-land", Sir John Betjeman described Chorleywood as "essential Metro-land". In 1974,
Chorleywood of Parliament (MP) since 2005. He was appointed as the Secretary of State for Justice in January 2018 A larger Chorleywood constituency, including Chorleywood, Sarratt and part of Abbots Langley is represented by Chris Hayward, Conservative, at Hertfordshire County Council. At a district level, Chorleywood is part of Three Rivers; the two wards, "Chorleywood North & Sarratt" and "Chorleywood South & Maple Cross", are divided by the railway line. "Chorleywood South & Maple Cross" includes most of Chorleywood village and Maple Cross; "Chorleywood North & Sarratt" includes the north part of Chorleywood, Loudwater, Sarratt and Belsize. Chorleywood parish covers all