 This division is based upon the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government System and Act 2013 which was recommended on 31 October 2013, and was practically applied in Local Bodies Election May 2015 by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf officials, as they are ruling at the time.According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013.District Swat has 67 wards, of which total amount of village councils is 170, and neighborhood councils is 44.