Swale Borough Council is the local authority for Swale in Kent, England. Swale Borough Council was established as the local authority for the newly formed borough of Swale in 1977.
The Local Government Act 1972 created the District of Swale by merging the Borough of Faversham; the Borough of Queenborough-in-Sheppey, which covered the whole of Sheppey; the Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District; and Swale Rural District. The council started functioning on 1 April 1974.