Kingston-upon-Thames (spelt with hyphens) was a local government district in north east Surrey, England from 1835 to 1965 around the town now known as Kingston upon Thames.

The ancient borough of Kingston-upon-Thames[2] received its charter in 1484 from Edward IV.

[4] It formed part of the expanded Metropolitan Police District from 1840 and the London Traffic Area from 1924.

It gained an area of 251 acres (1 km2) in the north west from the abolition of Ham Urban District in 1933[5] and was affected by a minor exchange of territory with the Municipal Borough of Richmond in 1958.

This coat of arms was re-adopted as that of the new London Borough of Kingston upon Thames in 1965, with the addition of a crest and supporters, and the changing of the colour of the fins of the three fishes from silver to red.