A Local Board was established at Fish Hoek on 19 July 1921 under the provisions of Proclamation No 158, 1921 in terms of Ordinance No 11, 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 754, 22 July 1921).

The Local Board was abolished as from 29 December 1926. A Village Management Board was established at Fish Hoek as from 1 January 1927 under the provisions of Proclamation No 164, 1926 in terms of Section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1047, 27 August 1926).

The Municipality of Fish Hoek was established on 21 October 1940 under the provisions of Proclamation No 170, 1940 in terms of Section 4(b) of Ordinance No 10, 1921 and Section 8(1) of Ordinance No 14, 1938 (Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1907, 25 October 1940). Fish Hoek was administered by the Town Council until 1996.

Fish Hoek formed part of the transitional South Peninsula Municipality from 1996 to 2000. In December 2000 the Cape Metropolitan Council and the six interim Transitional Municipal Substructures were dissolved and replaced by the unified City of Cape Town.