Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dartford
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Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)
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Boundary of Dartford in South East England
County Kent
Electorate 72,048 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Dartford
Current constituency
Created 1885
Member of Parliament Jim Dickson (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from West Kent

Dartford is a constituency [n 1] in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Jim Dickson of the Labour Party since 2024.

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It is currently the longest-running bellwether constituency in the U.K., having voted for an MP of the ‘winning’ Party (i.e. the Party that formed the government) in every General Election from 1964 onwards.

History

The seat was created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. This Act added a net 18 seats, but its main purpose was to correct the over-representation of minor, if often old,boroughs and of depopulated county divisions. In their place were created new seats with a larger population. In Kent the Act finally abolished the Sandwich constituency, which sent two MPs until 1885. It also halved the representation of no fewer than four other historic towns. In contrast a seat for Dartford, the North-Western Division of Kent or North West Kent, was created.

The area of the seat, remaining a combination of urban, suburban and a small rural population, has been gradually reduced through its territory being contributed to new constituencies, their county designation later being changed in 1965 to become part of the new county of Greater London, which adjoins Dartford. These seats were Bexley, created in 1945, and Erith & Crayford, created in 1955.

Political history

In the early 20th century, the Dartford constituency was very much a bellwether. Dartford's results later shifted towards the left: in a by-election in 1938 and then in the general elections from 1951 to 1959, a Labour candidate won, going against the national result.

Since 1964, however, Dartford has alternated between Labour and the Conservatives in line with the national result, and has thus served as a bellwether again. Indeed, as of the 2024 General Election it is the longest-running bellwether constituency in the United Kingdom. [2] Candidates for the largest two parties nationally have also polled first and second since 1923 in Dartford.

This was the first constituency contested by future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (then Margaret Roberts). She was the Conservative candidate at the 1950 and 1951 general elections, unsuccessful on both occasions.

Boundaries

Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Dartford, and part of the Sessional Division of Bromley.

1918–1945: The Urban Districts of Bexley, Dartford, and Erith, and in the Rural District of Dartford the parishes of Crayford, Stone, and Swanscombe.

1945–1955: The Boroughs of Dartford and Erith, and the Urban District of Crayford.

1955–1974: The Borough of Dartford, the Urban District of Swanscombe, and the Rural District of Dartford.

1974–1983: The Borough of Dartford, the Urban District of Swanscombe, and in the Rural District of Dartford the parishes of Darenth, Southfleet, Stone, Sutton-at-Hone, and Wilmington.

1983–1997: The Borough of Dartford, and the District of Sevenoaks wards of Ash-cum-Ridley, Fawkham and Hartley, Horton Kirby, and Longfield.

1997–2010: The Borough of Dartford, and the District of Sevenoaks wards of Fawkham and Hartley, and Horton Kirby.

2010–2024: The Borough of Dartford, and the District of Sevenoaks ward of Hartley and Hodsoll Street.

2024–present: The Borough of Dartford wards of Bean & Village Park, Brent, Burnham, Darenth, Ebbsfleet, Greenhithe & Knockhall, Heath, Joyden's Wood, Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, Maypole & Leyton Cross, Newtown, Princes, Stone Castle, Stone House, Swanscombe, Temple Hill, Town, and West Hill. [3]

The electorate was reduced to bring it within the permitted range by transferring the District of Sevenoaks ward of Hartley and Hodsoll Street to Tonbridge and the Dartford Borough ward of Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley to Sevenoaks.

Constituency profile

As its name suggests, the main settlement in the constituency is the town of Dartford, but it also includes a number of other towns and villages, including Swanscombe, Longfield and Greenhithe. These all add up to create a diverse constituency which covers urban and rural areas.

The population of the constituency currently comprises the bulk of the Borough of Dartford. It is on the border with the London Borough of Bexley, with which at one time it shared an MP.

Health and wealth of its residents is around average for the UK. [4]

Members of Parliament

West Kent prior to 1885

ElectionMember [5] Party
1885 Sir William Hart Dyke Conservative
1906 James Rowlands Liberal
Jan 1910 William Foot Mitchell Conservative
Dec 1910 James Rowlands Liberal
1918 Coalition Liberal
1920 by-election John Edmund Mills Labour
1922 George Jarrett Constitutionalist
1923 John Edmund Mills Labour
1924 Angus McDonnell Conservative
1929 John Edmund Mills Labour
1931 Frank Clarke Conservative
1938 by-election Jennie Adamson Labour
1945 constituency split, with half becoming the new Bexley seat
1945 Norman Dodds Labour and Co-operative
1955 Sydney Irving Labour Co-op
1970 Peter Trew Conservative
Feb 1974 Sydney Irving Labour Co-op
1979 Bob Dunn Conservative
1997 Howard Stoate Labour
2010 Gareth Johnson Conservative
2024 Jim Dickson Labour

Elections

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Dartford election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Dartford [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Dickson 15,392 34.6 +5.1
Conservative Gareth Johnson 14,20031.9−29.2
Reform UK Lee Stranders9,52321.4N/A
Green Laura Edie3,1897.2+4.8
Liberal Democrats Kyle Marsh2,1844.9−2.1
Majority 1,1922.7N/A
Turnout 44,48859.0–5.5
Registered electors 75,426
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg18.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [7]
PartyVote%
Conservative 28,41361.1
Labour 13,70929.5
Liberal Democrats 3,2517.0
Green 1,1152.4
Turnout46,48864.5
Electorate72,048
General election 2019: Dartford [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Johnson 34,006 62.9 +5.3
Labour Sacha Gosine14,84627.5−5.7
Liberal Democrats Kyle Marsh3,7366.9+4.3
Green Mark Lindop1,4352.7+1.2
Majority 19,16035.4+11.0
Turnout 54,02365.7−4.1
Conservative hold Swing +5.6
General election 2017: Dartford [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Johnson 31,210 57.6 +8.6
Labour Bachchu Kaini18,02433.2+7.8
UKIP Ben Fryer2,5444.7−15.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Beard [11] 1,4282.6−0.2
Green Andrew Blatchford8071.5−1.0
Independent Ola Adewunmi2110.4New
Majority 13,18624.4+0.8
Turnout 54,22469.8+1.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
General election 2015: Dartford [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Johnson [14] 25,670 49.0 +0.2
Labour Simon Thomson [14] 13,32525.4−2.2
UKIP Elizabeth Jones10,43419.9+16.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Beard1,4542.8−11.9
Green Andy Blatchford1,3242.5New
English Democrat Steve Uncles2110.4−3.9
Majority 12,34523.6+2.4
Turnout 52,41868.4+2.7
Conservative hold Swing +1.2
General election 2010: Dartford [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Johnson 24,428 48.8 +7.6
Labour John Adams13,80027.6−15.5
Liberal Democrats James Willis7,36114.7+4.6
English Democrat Gary Rogers2,1784.3+1.7
UKIP Richard Palmer1,8423.7+0.7
Independent Stephane Tindame2640.5New
Fancy Dress Party Ernie Crockford2070.4New
Majority 10,62821.2N/A
Turnout 50,08065.7+2.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.6

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Dartford [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Howard Stoate 19,909 42.6 −5.4
Conservative Gareth Johnson 19,20341.1+0.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Bucklitsch5,03610.8+2.3
UKIP Mark Croucher 1,4073.0+0.8
New England Michael Tibby1,2242.6New
Majority 7061.5−5.9
Turnout 46,77963.2+1.3
Labour hold Swing −2.9
General election 2001: Dartford [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Howard Stoate 21,466 48.0 −0.6
Conservative Bob Dunn 18,16040.6+0.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Morgan3,7818.5−0.9
UKIP Mark Croucher 9892.2New
Fancy Dress Party Keith Davenport3440.8+0.3
Majority 3,3067.4−0.9
Turnout 44,74061.9−12.7
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Dartford [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Howard Stoate 25,278 48.6 +12.4
Conservative Bob Dunn 20,95040.3−10.6
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Webb4,8729.4−2.8
BNP Paul McHale4240.8New
Fancy Dress Party Peter Homden2870.5+0.1
Christian DemocratJames Pollitt2280.4New
Majority 4,3288.3N/A
Turnout 52,03974.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1992: Dartford [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Dunn 31,194 51.9 −1.6
Labour Howard Stoate 20,88034.7+7.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Bryden7,58412.6−5.6
Fancy Dress Party A Munro2620.4−0.5
Natural Law Angela Holland2410.4New
Majority 10,31417.2−8.8
Turnout 60,16183.1+4.1
Conservative hold Swing −4.4

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Dartford [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Dunn 30,685 53.5 +1.9
Labour Barrie Clarke15,75627.5+0.7
SDP Michael Bruce10,43918.2−2.3
Fancy Dress Party Keith Davenport4910.9+0.2
Majority 14,92926.0+1.2
Turnout 57,37179.0+2.6
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1983: Dartford [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Dunn 28,199 51.6
Labour David Townsend14,63626.8
Liberal John Mills11,20420.5
Fancy Dress Party A Crockford3740.7
National Front GE Nye2820.5
Majority 13,56324.8
Turnout 54,69576.4
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Dunn 21,195 45.87
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 19,80342.86
Liberal Ian Josephs4,4079.54
National Front I Nobbs4761.03
Fancy Dress Party J Beddowes3280.71New
Majority 1,3923.01N/A
Turnout 46,20980.35
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing
General election October 1974: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 20,817 47.64
Conservative Graham Bright 15,33135.09
Liberal George H Dunk6,60615.12
National Front RH Aldous9392.15
Majority 5,48612.55
Turnout 43,69376.60
Labour Co-op hold Swing +1.6
General election February 1974: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 19,803 41.98
Conservative Peter Trew 16,14934.24
Liberal Ian Josephs10,27321.78
National Front RH Aldous9452.00New
Majority 3,6547.74N/A
Turnout 47,17083.44
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1970: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Trew 27,822 45.96
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 27,26245.03
Liberal J Paul Johnson5,4539.01
Majority 5600.93N/A
Turnout 60,53774.02
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 29,547 49.84
Conservative Peter Trew 22,63838.19
Liberal Peter Loftus7,09411.97
Majority 6,90911.65
Turnout 59,27980.80
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1964: Dartford [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 27,371 46.46
Conservative James J Davis22,49638.18
Liberal Morris Janis9,04715.36
Majority 4,8758.28
Turnout 58,91481.48
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Dartford [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 25,323 45.83
Conservative Peter Walker 24,04743.52
Liberal Barry Charles Davis5,88110.64New
Majority 1,2762.31
Turnout 55,25182.96
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General election 1955: Dartford [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sydney Irving 25,928 54.40
Conservative Peter Walker 21,73045.60
Majority 4,1988.80
Turnout 47,65880.98
Labour Co-op hold Swing

General election 1951: Dartford [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Norman Dodds 40,094 59.09
Conservative Margaret Roberts 27,76040.91
Majority 12,33418.18
Turnout 67,85485.22
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.71

General election 1950: Dartford [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Norman Dodds 38,128 56.38
Conservative Margaret Roberts 24,49036.21
Liberal Anthony H. Giles5,0117.41New
Majority 13,63820.17
Turnout 67,62985.51
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Norman Dodds 36,665 68.38
Conservative Ralph Ernest Watkins Grubb16,95131.62
Majority 19,71436.76
Turnout 53,61674.89
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Dartford by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennie Adamson 46,514 52.39
Conservative Godfrey Mitchell42,27647.61
Majority 4,2384.78N/A
Turnout 88,79068.00
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1935: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Clarke 38,242 51.79
Labour Jennie Adamson 35,59648.21
Majority 2,6463.58
Turnout 73,83869.63
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Dartford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Clarke 34,095 55.49
Labour John Edmund Mills 27,34944.51
Majority 6,74610.98N/A
Turnout 61,44479.01
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Dartford [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Edmund Mills 26,871 50.6 +1.6
Unionist Ashley Edwards16,56831.2−19.8
Liberal John Woolfenden Williamson 9,68918.2New
Majority 10,30319.4N/A
Turnout 53,12876.9−2.3
Registered electors 69,070
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +10.7
General election 1924: Dartford [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Angus McDonnell 20,108 51.0 New
Labour John Edmund Mills 19,35249.0−5.2
Majority 7563.0N/A
Turnout 39,46079.2+9.2
Registered electors 49,804
Unionist gain from Labour Swing N/A
General election 1923: Dartford [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Edmund Mills 18,329 54.2 +10.3
Constitutionalist George Jarrett 15,50045.8−3.8
Majority 2,8298.4N/A
Turnout 33,82970.0−1.2
Registered electors 48,320
Labour gain from Constitutionalist Swing +7.1
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Alison Garland
General election 1922: Dartford [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Constitutionalist George Jarrett 16,662 49.6 New
Labour John Edmund Mills 14,74443.9+15.3
Liberal Alison Garland 2,1756.5−64.9
Majority 1,9185.7N/A
Turnout 33,58171.2+23.3
Registered electors 47,132
Constitutionalist gain from Liberal Swing N/A
1920 Dartford by-election [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Edmund Mills 13,610 50.2 +21.6
Liberal Thomas Wing 4,56216.8−54.6
Coalition Unionist Richard Meller 4,22115.5New
National Reginald Applin 2,95210.9New
Ind. Unionist Frank Emil Fehr 1,8026.6New
Majority 9,04833.4N/A
Turnout 27,14761.3+13.4
Registered electors 44,281
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +38.1

Elections in the 1910s

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Rowlands
General election 1918: Dartford [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Liberal James Rowlands 15,62671.4+20.8
Labour William Ling6,25628.6New
Majority 9,37042.8+41.6
Turnout 21,89247.9−36.5
Registered electors 45,666
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General election December 1910: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab James Rowlands 9,152 50.6 +2.8
Conservative William Foot Mitchell 8,91849.4−2.8
Majority 2341.2N/A
Turnout 18,07084.4−3.4
Registered electors 21,398
Lib-Lab gain from Conservative Swing +2.8
General election January 1910: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Foot Mitchell 9,807 52.2 +10.8
Lib-Lab James Rowlands 8,99047.8−10.8
Majority 8174.4N/A
Turnout 18,79787.8+5.4
Registered electors 21,398
Conservative gain from Lib-Lab Swing +10.8

Elections in the 1900s

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Rowlands
General election 1906: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lib-Lab James Rowlands 9,532 58.6 New
Conservative William Hart Dyke 6,72841.4N/A
Majority 2,80417.2N/A
Turnout 16,26082.4N/A
Registered electors 19,741
Lib-Lab gain from Conservative Swing N/A
General election 1900: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hart Dyke Unopposed
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hart Dyke 5,699 55.6 +2.7
Liberal Patteson Nickalls 4,55744.4−2.7
Majority 1,14211.2+5.4
Turnout 10,25673.8+3.4
Registered electors 13,888
Conservative hold Swing +2.7
General election 1892: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hart Dyke 5,294 52.9 −5.7
Liberal Jeremiah Lyon [33] 4,72247.1+5.7
Majority 5725.8−11.4
Turnout 10,01670.4+6.3
Registered electors 14,227
Conservative hold Swing −5.7

Elections in the 1880s

By-election, 2 Feb 1887: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hart Dyke Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1886: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hart Dyke 4,198 58.6 +5.8
Liberal James Ebenezer Saunders 2,96541.4−5.8
Majority 1,23317.2+11.6
Turnout 7,16364.1−11.9
Registered electors 11,173
Conservative hold Swing +5.8
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Dyke
General election 1885: Dartford [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hart Dyke 4,488 52.8
Liberal James Ebenezer Saunders 4,00647.2
Majority 4825.6
Turnout 8,49476.0
Registered electors 11,173
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

References

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