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The Local Board of Jeffreys Bay was established on 30 October 1925 in terms of Proclamation No 210 under provision of section 1(1) of Ordinance No 11, 1921 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1003, 16 November 1925).

The Village Management Board of Jeffreys Bay was established on 18 July 1930 in terms of Proclamation No 121 under provision of section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 and section 2(a) of Ordinance No 11, 1921 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1275, 25 July 1930).

By proclamation of 18 November 1847 a municipal board for Port Elizabeth was established, consisting of eight commissioners (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 2190 of 18 November 1847). By Act No 3 of 1860 Port Elizabeth became a municipality under the control of a mayor and town council. This act was re-enacted with amendments by Act No 14 of 1868. By Ordinance No 13 of 1913 the status of the municipality was elevated to that of a city.

In 2001, the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality was formed as an administrative area covering Port Elizabeth, the neighbouring towns of Uitenhage and Despatch and the surrounding agricultural areas.

In 2019, the Eastern Cape Geographical Names Committee (ECGNC) announced that the city of Port Elizabeth would likely have its name changed to Gqeberha, a Xhosa word used to refer to the Baakens River, which flows through the city. The proposal garnered significant local opposition. Despite this, on 23 February 2021, the city was officially renamed Gqeberha.

A Magistrate’s Court was established at Idutywa on 1 February 1877 (PJ Venter: Government Departments of the Cape of Good Hope, 1806 – 1910, p 292).

The Magistrate of Idutywa was also appointed Native Commissioner as from 1 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865 dated 26 October 1928).