Blanco Local Board was constituted on 12January 1923 in terms of Ordinance No 11 of 1921 (The Province of Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 843 of 19 January 1923, Proclamation No 15 of 12 January 1923).
The board ceased to exist in December 1973, having been incorporated with George Municipality (The Province of Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 3755 of 14 December 1973, Proclamation No 446 of 6 December 1973).
The Municipality of George was granted Municipal Regulations on 24 March 1837 under the provisions of Ordinance 9 of 1836 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 1631 of 24 March 1937).
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Municipality of George, Wilderness Municipality, Outeniqua Transitional Representative Council and the Bo-Langkloof Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the George Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5592, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 501, 22 September 2000). The George Local Municipality forms part of the larger Garden Route (formerly Eden) District Municipality.
On 5 January 1858 the division of Mossel Bay was subdivided into six districts for divisional council purposes under provision of Act No 12 of 1857 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 2893, 8 January 1858, Proclamation of 5 January 1858).
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Mossel Bay was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of George and Knysna to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Outeniqua (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061, 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174, 18 July 1979).
The Divisional Council of Knysna was constituted on 21 July 1862 in terms of Proclamation No 47 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 3379 dated 22 July 1862).
On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Knysna was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of George and Mossel Bay to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Outeniqua (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061, 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174, 18 July 1979).
On 31 March 1989 portions of the Divisional Council Areas of Outeniqua and Langeberg were established as the South Cape Regional Services Council (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Gazette No 4580 of 31 March 1989, Provincial Notice No 332 of 31 March 1989). In terms of Proclamation No 152 of 15 December 1995 (Establishment of Rural Local Government Structures) the South Cape Regional Services Council was disestablished and replaced by the South Cape District Council (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5004 of 15 December 1995).
