page_title: Lakeville, Massachusetts
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Lakeville, Massachusetts / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Lakeville Town Hall and Fire Station, Lakeville, Massachusetts.
context_page_description: Lakeville is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,602 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Lakeville is governed with the Open Town Meeting form of government, and is led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen.  The town has its own police department and a single fire station, located next to the town hall.  The "new" library is located behind the old town hall, just across Route 18 from its former location at the junction of Routes 18 and 105.  The town of Lakeville also has other services, such as a Council on Aging and a historical commission. Lakeville is one of the few town in Massachusetts to have more registered Republicans than registered Democrats.
  On the state level, Lakeville is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Twelfth Bristol District.  The town is represented by Senator Michael J. Rodrigues (D-Westport), as a part of the First Bristol and Plymouth District, which also includes Fall River, Freetown, Rochester, Somerset, Swansea and Westport.
  On the national level, Lakeville is a part of Massachusetts's 4th congressional district, and is currently represented by Joseph P. Kennedy III.  The state's senior (Class I) member of the United States Senate, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren. The junior (Class II) senator, elected in 2013, is Ed Markey.
caption: Lakeville Town Hall
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