There has been a settlement in Laughton for over a thousand years and the village also boasts the earthworks of an earth and timber Motte and Bailey Castle. The church aided school has the oldest school room in South Yorkshire. The Parish Council was formed in 1994 after a decision was taken by the Boundaries Commission as a result of a public consultation process started in 1986 when parishioners requested the formation of their own parish. Meetings of the council normally take place on the second Wednesday of the month in the Laughton Village Hall on Firbeck Avenue. The meetings start at 7pm and welcome any parishioners to attend.
Parish councils are the first tier of government.
This Parish Council is not politically aligned to any of the major political parties. The Parish Council consists of 7 voluntary councillors who are elected to serve for a four year term of office. The Parish Councillors determine and set policies for the social, cultural, welfare and environmental needs of Parish residents and they employ a clerk to implement the various policies. Funding for all this comes from a precept or levy on all the 530 residential properties in the Parish. This precept raises around 16,000 per year.