The three former Boroughs of Malden and Coombe, Kingston and Surbiton were amalgamated in 1965 to form the present Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Note that, apart from a short period in 1685-87, the position of "Mayor" of the Royal Borough of Kingston dates from the municipal reforms of 1835. Prior to this the civic heads were two annually appointed "Bailiffs".
| From May: | To May: | Mayor | Deputy Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1966 | Cyril M Judge, JP | Dr A C Healey |
| 1966 | 1967 | J A Belcher | R Pearse-Oliver |
| 1967 | 1968 | R Pearse-Oliver | H Somerville Lees |
| 1968 | 1969 | K Bidmead | D Reynolds |
| 1969 | 1970 | C H Johnson | D G M Greenwood |
| 1970 | 1971 | W Payne | Cllr Kimber |
| 1971 | 1972 | John Harrison | Cllr Stone |
| 1972 | 1973 | Claude B Potts | F P Steptoe |
| 1973 | 1974 | John P Greenwood | F G Gaisford |
| 1974 | 1975 | D Reynolds | B B Myers |
| 1975 | 1976 | F G Gaisford | J P Greenwood |
| 1976 | 1977 | Frank Steptoe | Cllr Stone/Cllr Church |
| 1977 | 1978 | Miss Doris Tapping | J W Wigglesworth |
| 1978 | 1979 | John P Greenwood | C E Dixon |
| 1979 | 1980 | S W P Barter, MBE | E Richardson |
| 1980 | 1981 | G P Naish | F Steptoe |
| 1981 | 1982 | J W Wrigglesworth | Cllr Tapping/Cllr Paxman |
| 1982 | 1983 | Kenneth Gooding | Albert Simpson |
| 1983 | 1984 | Albert Simpson | David Weston |
| 1984 | 1985 | David Weston | Peter Gray |
| 1985 | 1986 | Frank Steptoe | Jean England |
| 1986 | 1987 | Peter Gray | David Smedley |
| 1987 | 1988 | Jenny Philpott | R Eyre-Brooke |
| 1988 | 1989 | Marjorie Hartfree | David Smedley |
| 1989 | 1990 | Rev. M Mannall | David Fraser |
| 1990 | 1991 | Eileen Gray, OBE | David Fraser |
| 1991 | 1992 | David Smedley | David Cunningham |
| 1992 | 1993 | David Edwards | Kenneth Wootton |
| 1993 | 1994 | Jane Smith | Trevor Thorpe |
| 1994 | 1995 | Brian Bennett | Chrissie Hitchcock |
| 1995 | 1996 | David Twigg | Mary Watts |
| 1996 | 1997 | Ian Reid | Rev. David Ward |
| 1997 | 1998 | Chrissie Hitchcock | Brian Bennett |
| 1998 | 1999 | David Cunningham | David Fraser |
| 1999 | 2000 | Jane Smith | Leslie Dale |
| 2000 | 2001 | Shiraz Mirza | Ian McDonald |
| 2001 | 2001 | Jeremy Thorn | Steve Mama |
| 2002 | 2003 | Don Jordan | Lally Malik |
| 2003 | 2004 | Dennis F Doe | Janet Bowen-Hitchings |
| 2004 | 2005 | Ed Naylor | Penny Shelton |
| 2005 | 2006 | Yogan M Yoganathan | Ghazala Hayat |
| 2006 | 2007 | Mary Reid | Sheila Griffin |
| 2007 | 2008 | Shiraz Mirza | Bart Ricketts |
| 2008 | 2009 | David M Berry | Rohan Yoganathan |
| Year | Mayor | Year | Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1835 | Thomas Fricker | 1895 | John B Walker |
| 1836 | Charles Schofield | 1896 | Alfred W Homersham |
| 1837 - 1838 | James Nightingale | 1897 | William Hart |
| 1839 | William Mercer | 1898 | William E St L Finny MB |
| 1840 | John King | 1899 | M G Moatt |
| 1841 | William B Jones | 1900 | Gifford T Salmon |
| 1842 | Thomas Fricker | 1901 | William E St L Finny MB |
| 1843 - 1844 | William Row | 1902 | Thomas Lyne |
| 1845 | Thomas Jackson | 1903 - 1905 | Henry C Minnitt |
| 1846 | George Nightingale | 1906 | Joseph M R Francis |
| 1847 | Samuel Ranyard | 1907 | Joseph Lambourn |
| 1848 | William Shrubsole | 1908 | William E St L Finny MB |
| 1849 | William Pamphilon | 1909 | George Clarke |
| 1850 | Joseph Hollingdale | George Huckle | |
| 1851 | William Pepper | 1910 | George Huckle |
| 1852 | Thomas Leonard | 1911 | G E J Street |
| 1853 | Frederick Gould | 1912 - 1913 | Charles H Burge FIC |
| 1854 - 1855 | John Shrubsole | 1918 | Sir Charles H Burge FIC |
| 1856 | Samuel Ranyard | 1919 | George A Kerrison |
| 1857 | Samuel Mason | 1920 - 1921 | William E St L Finny MD |
| 1858- 1859 | John Williams | 1922 | Arthur J Fells |
| 1860 | Samuel Gray | 1923 | John P Waters and William E St L Finny MD |
| 1861 | William F Hodgson | 1924 - 1925 | George D Densham |
| 1862 | Thomas T Walker | 1926 | William E St L Finny MD |
| 1863 | John C Weston | 1927 | Thomas C Smith |
| 1864 | John Williams | 1928 | W E Blake Carn |
| 1865 - 1866 | Joseph East | 1929 | W H Bow skin |
| 1867 | Alfred Priest | 1930 - 1931 | William Bell |
| 1868 - 1869 | Joseph Marsh | 1932 - 1934 | Sir Alfred Woodgate CBE |
| 1870 | Sir William Hardman MA | 1935 - 1936 | Alfred Dryland CBE |
| 1871 | John W Davidson | 1937 - 1938 | A George Knowlden |
| 1872 | Thomas Clements | 1939 - 1945 | Sir Edward Soakes |
| 1873 - 1874 | Bedford Marsh | 1946 | F C Digby |
| 1875 | George C Sherrard | 1947 | F C Judge |
| 1876 | Philip Jones | 1948 | Elspeth H R Oldfield MB |
| 1877 - 1878 | Henry Shrubsole | 1949 | William G Eggleton |
| 1879 | Henry Shrubsole | 1950 | Charles L Sinclair |
| Joseph Woolley | 1951 | Charles L Sinclair | |
| 1880 | Frederick Gould | William G Eggleton | |
| 1881 | George Wade | 1952 | Ernest R Canham OBE |
| 1882 | J Thrupp Nightingale | 1953 - 1954 | Geoffrey R Lines |
| 1883 | Alfred Nuthall | 1955 | Gladys E Picton BSc ARCS |
| 1884 - 1885 | Charles E Nuthall | 1956 | A George Knowlden |
| 1886 | George C Sherrard | 1957 | Doris M Alexander |
| 1887 - 1888 | Walter East | 1958 | Cyril M Judge |
| 1889 | James East | 1959 - 1960 | Maurice J Guymer |
| 1890 | Edward T Coppinger | 1961 | Doris L Tapping |
| 1891 | John J Collings | 1962 | Fredk R Hooker FCIS |
| 1892 | Frederick Gridley | 1963 | William J Marshall |
| 1893 | William Allard | 1964 | Harold S Lees MA |
| 1894 | George C Sherrard |