 The county council division of Malling Rural North East includes Aylesford, Burham, Ditton and Wouldham.Ditton is a ward in the Tonbridge and Malling local government borough and has two of the 53 seats on the Council.On 7 May 2015 Ditton residents elected Tom Cannon & Ben Walker to represent them on Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council for 4 years.