Swaby Parish Council consists of 11 coiuncillors covering Swaby, South Thoresby and Haugh, with 7 seats for Swaby, 3 for South Thoresby and 1 for Haugh.
The Parish Council meets approx every 6 weeks at the Vilalge Hall in Swaby. It owns the local parish gardens (currently let) together with several seats and benches throughout the area. In normal years the Paish Council organises an annual litter pick through the villages and along the roads. Part of its statutory function is to act as local consultee on planning applications and well as liaise with other authorities on behalf of its residents on matters such as street ights, road repairs, road safety and policing. In 2019 the Parish Council invited local PCSOs to attend the council meeting to disucss a spate of anti social behaviour and thefts in the parish.
One of the Parish Council's greatest achievements in the past five years was to have the speed limit reduced along the stretch of the A16 and into Swaby itself, and the Council also provided static speed limits signs for South Thoresby.