3 2 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁capital ▁of ▁London . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁local ▁authorities ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁King ston ▁upon ▁Th ames ▁area . ▁The ▁current ▁local ▁authority ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁formally ▁coming ▁into ▁its ▁powers ▁and ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁King ston ▁upon ▁Th ames ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁King ston ▁upon ▁Th ames ▁replaced ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁King ston - up on - Th ames ▁( which ▁itself ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ▁Bor ough ), ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Mal den ▁and ▁Co om be ▁and ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Sur bit on . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁en vis aged ▁through ▁the ▁London ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁that ▁King ston ▁upon ▁Th ames ▁as ▁a ▁London ▁local ▁authority ▁would ▁share ▁power ▁with ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Council . ▁The ▁split ▁of ▁powers ▁and ▁functions ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Council ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁" wide ▁area " ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁fire , ▁amb ul ance , ▁flo od ▁prevent ion , ▁and ▁refuse ▁dispos al ; ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁responsible ▁for ▁" person al " ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁social ▁care , ▁libraries , ▁c em eter ies ▁and ▁refuse ▁collection . ▁As ▁an ▁outer ▁London ▁bor ough ▁council ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁education ▁authority ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁This ▁arrangement