After the British conquered Sri Lanka in 1815, Sri Lanka was divided into 9 provinces in 1890 for administrative convenience. Those provinces were again divided into 19 districts. Accordingly, Pasyodun Korala belonged to the Kalutara district of the Western Province. Kalutara district was also a large area with two Koralas and 08 Patthu and two Thotamunu. Accordingly, the Agalawatta area belonged to the South and Mahapatthu sections of Pas Yodun Korala. The local government system in Sri Lanka, which was gradually evolving during the British rule, has undergone various changes and has been gradually evolving until the present day. Accordingly, after independence, the local government system was governed according to a regional governance pattern as Village Councils, Municipal Councils and Municipal Councils. Accordingly, these institutions evolved into a group of institutions dedicated to the well-being of the people by fulfilling a broad social mission. By 1954, the village governing bodies were known as Village Committees. These village committees were later known as village councils, and these village councils continued until the establishment of development councils. Accordingly, the Mahapattu village committee in Kalutara district was later called the Mahapattu village council. The Mahapattu village council was later governed under two local councils for ease of administration. Accordingly, on March 7, 1966, the two local councils were the Agalawatta village council and the Palindanuvara village council. Named as Agalawatta village council had 21 village divisions and Palindanuvara village council had 17 village divisions. With the increase in the population of the area and in accordance with the various changes in the local government, the promotion of local government institutions and the division of divisions in Kalutara district on 15 July 1967 under the chairmanship of the Kalutara Agent was decided by the Special Gazette No. 14836/2 dated 12 January 1969. Agalawatta Municipal Corporation was established. After the establishment of Agalawatta Municipal Council, the administration has been divided into two parts as Agalawatta Village Council and Agalawatta Municipal Council. The population of the Municipal Council area was 2512 at that time. The number of voters is 1652. Out of the 21 village divisions that were under the village council system, 5 belonged to the Municipal Council and the remaining 16 divisions belonged to the Agalawatta Village Council. After Agalawatta was made a small municipal council, the area belonging to Meghathanna sub-office belonged to Agalawatta village council. The term of office of Agalawatta Municipal Council, which was supposed to end on 31 December 1972, has been extended to 31/12/1973 by Gazette Notification No. 29/31 dated 19/12/1972. Also, the term of office of the Agalawatta village council was supposed to expire on 30/06/1974, but due to the extension of the term of office, the new village council was appointed on May 1, 1978. During this time, the village council was governed by a special commissioner. The special commissioner was Mr. Pitipane Karunathilaka. According to the Development Council Act No. 32 of 1980, all local government bodies in Sri Lanka were governed under the District Development Council system and regional institutions were governed as Development Council sub-offices. Accordingly, under the Kalutara District Development Council established in 1981, Agalawatta Municipal Council, Agalawatta Village Council, Palindanuwara Village Council, etc. Local institutions have been controlled as sub-offices of development councils.