Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
London borough, Royal borough
River Thames passing through Kingston upon Thames
Coat of arms Council logo
Kingston upon Thames shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Kingston upon Thames
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
• London Assembly	Gareth Roberts (Liberal Democrats) AM for South West
• MPs	Sir Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)
Area
• Total	14.38 sq mi (37.25 km2)
• Rank	267th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	168,302
• Rank	122nd (of 296)
• Density	12,000/sq mi (4,500/km2)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	KT, SW
Area code	020
ONS code	00AX
GSS code	E09000021
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	http://www.kingston.gov.uk/

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Chessington, Malden Rushett, New Malden, Surbiton and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the four royal boroughs in England. The others are Windsor and Maidenhead, the site of Windsor Castle, and the London boroughs of Greenwich, and Kensington and Chelsea. The local authority is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.

The neighbouring districts (clockwise from north) are the London boroughs of Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton, and the Surrey districts of Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley and Elmbridge.