The Village Management Board of Vredenburg was established on 9 June 1905 in terms of Proclamation No 215, 1905 under provision of the Villages Management Act, 1881 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 8769, 11 July 1905).
The Municipality of Vredenburg was constituted on 8 March 1932 in terms of Proclamation No 48, 1932 under provision of Ordinance No 10, 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 1376, 11 March 1932).
By virtue of Proclamation No 408 of 26 November 1974 under provision of the Saldanha Bay Municipal Administration Ordinance No 16, 1974 and Municipal Ordinance No 19, 1951 the Municipality of Vredenburg was combined with the Municipality of Saldanha and the name Vredenburg-Saldanha Municipality assigned to it (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3808, 29 November 1974).
The Village Management Board of Wolseley was constituted on 15 March 1898 under provision of Proclamation No 97 in terms of the Village Management Board Act of 1881 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 8006, 15 March 1898).
The Municipality of Wolseley was established with effect from 1 August 1955 under provision of Proclamation No 58 of 1955 in terms of Municipal Ordinance No 19 of 1951 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 2753, 22 April 1955).
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Wolseley Municipality together with the Municipality of Ceres, Matroosberg Transitional Representative Council, Municipality of Prince Alfred’s Hamlet, Witzenberg Transitional Representative Council and Municipality of Tulbagh was disestablished and the Witzenberg Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5590, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 487, 22 September 2000). The Witzenberg Local Municipality forms part of the larger Cape Winelands District Municipality.
The Municipality of Colesberg was established on 19 June 1840 under provisions of Ordinance No 9 of 1836.
In 1994 Colesberg became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Umsobomvu Local Municipality, one of eight local municipalities that falls under the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.
The Village Management Board of Caledon was established on 25 November 1839, under the provisions of Ordinance 9 of 1836.
The Municipality was constituted on 11 January 1884 under proclamation No 10 of 1884 in terms of the provisions of the Municipality Act of 1882.
The Municipality of Caledon ceased to exist from December 2000 when it amalgamated with Genadendal, Grabouw, Greyton, Riversonderend, Villiersdorp, Botriver and Tesselaarsdal to form the Theewaterskloof Municipality.
The Municipality of Richmond was constituted on 27 June 1854 under provision of Ordinance No 9, 1836.
In 1994 Richmond became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Ubuntu Local Municipality, one of eight local municipalities that falls under the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.
A Municipal Corporation was established at King William’s Town by Ordinance No 1 of 8 February 1861 (BK 438 British Kaffrarian Ordinance).
In 1994 King William's Town became part of the Eastern Cape Province.
King William's Town (now known as Qonce) is part of the Buffalo City metropolitan municipality and it includes the towns of East London and Bhisho, as well as the large townships of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.
The Municipality of Ceres was constituted on 11 October 1864 under Proclamation No 53 of 1864 in terms of Ordinance No 9 of 1836.
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Ceres Municipality together with the Municipality of Wolseley, Matroosberg Transitional Representative Council, Municipality of Prince Alfred’s Hamlet, Witzenberg Transitional Representative Council and Municipality of Tulbagh was disestablished and the Witzenberg Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5590, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 487, 22 September 2000). The Witzenberg Local Municipality forms part of the larger Cape Winelands District Municipality.
