 Westwood is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 218 of 565 municipalities statewide that use this form, the state's most common form of government.The governing body is comprised of a mayor directly elected by the voters and a Borough Council.The Mayor serves a four-year term of office, and the Borough Council is comprised of six members who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.