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Municipal regulations, adopted by the resident householders of Victoria West during a meeting held on 19 November 1858, were officially published in terms of Proclamation No 9 of 1859 under provision of Ordinance No 9 of 1836 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 3007 of February 1859).

In 1994 Victoria West became part of the Northern Cape Province. It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the larger Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.

On 20 October 1858 the division of Victoria West was subdivided into six districts for Divisional Council purposes under provision of Act No 5 of 1855 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 2978 dated 22 October 1858, Proclamation dated 20 October 1858). The first meeting of the council was held on 15 February 1859 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 3006 dated 28 January 1859, Notice dated 22 January 1859).

On 1 January 1980 the Divisional Council of Victoria West was reconstituted together with the Divisional Councils of Richmond and Loxton to form the amalgamated Divisional Council of Central Karoo (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4061 dated 20 July 1979, Proclamation No 174 dated 18 July 1979).