The summer colony of the staff of the University of Latvia was established at the centre of the Bilstiņi Manor.

During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Bilstiņi, Koknese, Pērse and Ratnicēni village councils (or selsoviets) were formed in the parish in 1945.

In 1962, a part of Ratnicēni village was added to the Koknese Rural Territory.

In 1990, Koknese lost its status as an urban-type settlement and was reorganized as a parish of Aizkraukle District along with its rural territory.

After the administrative territorial reform of 2021, Koknese was granted city status, separating it from the parish territory, while the parish and the town of Koknese were included in Aizkraukle Municipality.