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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.

During the period 1881 – 1882 Claremont, Mowbray, Rondebosch and Wynberg had all been given Village Management Boards.

In October 1882, however, the inhabitants of these four suburbs petitioned the Government to establish a municipality which would incorporate them all.

As a result by Proclamation 97 of June 1883 the Municipality of Liesbeek was established. The municipal regulations were published in February 1884 and in the same month the Municipal Council of Liesbeek began to function.

The Liesbeek Municipality was comprised of the following wards: Wynberg and Diep River (ward 1), Claremont (ward 2), Newlands (ward 3), Rondebosch (ward 4), and Mowbray (ward 5). Each had its own Ward Committee which met separately but fell under the control of the Central Municipal Council of Liesbeek.

Under Proclamation 115 of July 1886 the designation of the Municipality of Liesbeek was altered and the municipality was from then on known under the name of the Municipality of Wynberg, which only included Wynberg and Diep River. The other wards were severed and became independent municipalities – Mowbray falling under Rondebosch until September 1890 and Newlands divided between Claremont and Rondebosch.

The Village Management Board of Wynberg was created under Proclamation No 103 of July 1882.

Wynberg obtained municipal status through Proclamation No 115 of 1886. This municipality functioned until 1927 when it was amalgamated with the Cape Town Municipality.

The Graaff-Reinet Municipality was created by virtue of a proclamation dated 28 August 1845, published in Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 2071 of 29 August 1845. The first ordinary meeting of the Commissioners took place on 18 September 1845. In January 1969 the Municipality of Graaff-Reinet amalgamated with the nearby Municipality of Adendorp.

In 1994 Graaff-Reinet became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality, one of seven local municipalities that falls under the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (formerly Cacadu District Municipality).

The Municipality of Kimberley was constituted by Griqualand West Ordinance No 7 of 1877 dated 27 June 1877.

In 1994 Kimberley became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, one of five local municipalities that falls under the Frances Baard (previously Diamantveld) District Municipality.

The Village Management Board of Alexandria was established on 27 April 1886 under Proclamation No 56 of 1886 in terms of the provisions of the Village Management Act of 1881. This proclamation was repealed on 10 January 1890 by Proclamation No 5 of 1890.

On 22 July 1902 a Village Management Board was again established under Proclamation No 127 of 1902.

The Municipality of Alexandria was constituted on 9 February 1940 under section 4(b) of Ordinance No 10 of 1921 and section 10(a) of Ordinance No of 1912.
The first general meeting of the Council was held on 22 April 1940 (3/AXA 1/1/1/1).

In 1994 Alexandria became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Ndlambe Local Municipality, one of seven local municipalities that falls under the Sarah Baartman District Municipality

The Municipality of Williston, which was formerly known as Amandelboom, was granted municipal regulations on 20 July 1881 in terms of Proclamation No 106 of 1881 under provision of Ordinance No 9 of 1836 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6169, 29 July 1881). The name Amandelboom was changed to Williston in terms of Proclamation No 133 of 9 August 1883 under provision of the Municipal Act of 1882 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6398, 10 August 1883).

In 1994 Williston became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, one of seven local municipalities that falls under the Namakwa District Municipality.

The Local Board Area of L’Agulhas was established on 23 January 1946 under the provisions of Section 1 of Ordinance No 11, 1921 in terms of Proclamation No 8, 1946 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 2207, 25 January 1946).

The Village Management Board of Agulhas was established on 24 May 1956 under the provisions of Section 2(a) of Ordinance No 11, 1921 and Section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 in terms of Proclamation No 99, 1956 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 2816, 1 June 1956).

The Municipality of Agulhas was established with effect from 1 January 1975 under the provisions of section 5(1) and 8(1) of the Municipal Ordinance No 20, 1974 in terms of Proclamation No 414, 1974 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Extraordinary Official Gazette No 3809, 3 December 1974).

The Agulhas Municipality was abolished with effect from 1 July 1985 under section 8(1) of the Municipal Ordinance, 1974 and section 8(1) of the Divisional Councils Ordinance, 1976 in terms of Proclamation No 197, 1984 and the area situated in the Division of Bredasdorp-Swellendam was declared to be a local area of the said division (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4351, 7 December 1984)

The Village Management Board of Umtata was established in terms of Act 29 of 1881.

The Municipality of Umtata was constituted on 21 October 1882 under provision of Proclamation No 192, 1882 in terms of Act No 44 of 1882 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 6303, 27 October 1882).

In 1976, Transkei was granted independence as a bantustan, a nominally independent state not recognised outside of South Africa, and Umtata served as the capital.

On 2 March 2004 Umtata was renamed "Mthatha". Mthatha is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality.