Peacehaven parish is combined with the neighbouring Telscombe parish forming the Peacehaven & Telscombe Towns electoral division which elects two councillors to the council. The May 2013 election returned two UKIP councillors. Peacehaven is in the Brighton Kemptown constituency for the UK parliamentary elections. In June 2017 Lloyd Russell-Moyle was elected Labour MP for the constituency. At European level, Peacehaven is represented by the South-East region, which holds 10 seats in the European Parliament. The June 2004 election returned four Conservatives, two Liberal Democrats, two UK Independence, one Labour and one Green, none of whom lived in East Sussex. Peacehaven is twinned with the French town of Épinay-sous-Sénart and the German town of Isernhagen. The Co-operative Meridian Shopping Centre has an ironmonger/furniture shop,opticians,barber, butcher, café, charity shop, and stationer and phone shop,and betting shop and a library. There is a large community building within which PCT have their office and meeting/event rooms. These include hosting a local community 'mini market' selling crafts, vegetables, stationery and collectables which opens Fridays and Saturdays. The area is also served by three other smaller supermarkets, another Co-op, Sainsbury and Tesco. In May 2017 a farm shop selling fresh produce and plants was established at Hoddern Farm. The antiques shop on the South Coast Road has featured in TV programmes, and the area boasts several hairdressers and beauty parlours. Residents also enjoy a leisure centre, library, two dentists, a trampoline park, a GP practice and pharmacy at the Meridian Health Centre and a few pubs, coffee shops, cafés and restaurants located throughout the town. These include a Stonehouse pizzeria and grill, Burger and Bird restaurant and B&B, Baan Sai Thai and Thai Elephant restaurants. There are a few chain fast food outlets: Costa, Subway and Greggs. Independent eateries include the popular Road Shack vegetarian/vegan café, Coffee Haven, The Pantry, Oriental Taste Chinese takeaway, and Big Mouths speciality/gourmet burgers, all on the South Coast Road, as well as the RIBA award-winning Gateway Café in Centenary Park – adjacent to a huge eco-friendly children's playground, enjoying views over to the nearest Downs. Charity shops include Relate, a local Housing/Homeless Project and the Martlets Hospice. In late 2006 a number of meetings between the then mayor, Cllr Elayne Merry, and local businesses lead to the formation of the Peacehaven & District Chamber of Commerce in February 2007.