[2] The parish of Øvrebø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).

[3] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.

On 1 January 1964, the Eikeland area (population: 39) of Øvrebø was transferred to neighboring Songdalen municipality, while the rest of Øvrebø (population: 925) was merged with Hægeland and Vennesla to form a new, larger municipality of Vennesla.

[5] The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Øvrebø was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms.

The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.