Dartford (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Dartford County constituency |
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| Dartford shown within Kent, and Kent shown within England | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Howard Stoate |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Kent |
| EP constituency: | South East England |
Dartford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has been a marginal Labour-Conservative seat since the 1920s.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency currently covers the Borough of Dartford as well as the civil parishes of Hartley, Fawkham, and Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the District of Sevenoaks.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Kent, the Boundary Commission for England has made major changes to the existing constituency boundaries as a consequence of population changes. The existing Dartford constituency has been maintained, with the following electoral wards used in its formation:
- The entire borough of Dartford
- The Sevenoaks ward of Hartley and Hodsoll Street
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | constituency created | ||
| 1885 | Sir William Hart Dyke | Conservative | |
| 1906 | James Rowlands | Liberal | |
| 1910 | William Foot Mitchell | Conservative | |
| 1910 | James Rowlands | Liberal | |
| 1920 | John Edmund Mills | Labour | |
| 1922 | George William Symonds Jarrett | Constitutionalist | |
| 1923 | John Edmund Mills | Labour | |
| 1924 | Angus McDonnell | Conservative | |
| 1929 | John Edmund Mills | Labour | |
| 1931 | Frank Edward Clarke | Conservative | |
| 1938 | Janet Laurel Adamson | Labour | |
| 1945 | constituency split, with half becoming the new Bexley seat | ||
| 1945 | Norman Dodds | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1955 | Sydney Irving | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1970 | Peter Trew | Conservative | |
| 1974 | Sydney Irving | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1979 | Bob Dunn | Conservative | |
| 1997 | Howard Stoate | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Gareth Johnson | ||||
| Labour | Howard Stoate | ||||
| English Democrats | Mike Tibby | ||||
| General Election 2005: Dartford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Howard Stoate | 19,909 | 42.6 | -5.4 | |
| Conservative | Gareth Johnson | 19,203 | 41.1 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Bucklitsch | 5,036 | 10.8 | +2.3 | |
| UK Independence | Mark Croucher | 1,407 | 3.0 | +0.8 | |
| English Democrats | Michael Tibby | 1,224 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 706 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 46,779 | 63.2 | 1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
| General Election 2001: Dartford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Howard Stoate | 21,466 | 48.0 | -0.6 | |
| Conservative | Bob Dunn | 18,160 | 40.6 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Graham Morgan | 3,781 | 8.5 | -0.9 | |
| UK Independence | Mark Croucher | 989 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Fancy Dress Party | Keith Davenport | 344 | 0.8 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 3,306 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 44,740 | 61.9 | -12.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Dartford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Howard Stoate | 25,278 | 48.6 | +12.4 | |
| Conservative | Bob Dunn | 20,950 | 40.3 | -10.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Dorothy Webb | 4,872 | 9.4 | -2.8 | |
| British National Party | Paul McHale | 424 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Fancy Dress Party | Peter Homden | 287 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
| Christian Democrat | James Pollitt | 228 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,328 | 8.3 | |||
| Turnout | 52,039 | 74.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Dartford | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Bob Dunn | 31,194 | 51.9 | -1.6 | |
| Labour | Howard Stoate | 20,880 | 34.7 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Bryden | 7,584 | 12.6 | -5.6 | |
| Fancy Dress Party | A Munro | 262 | 0.4 | -0.4 | |
| Natural Law | Angela Holland | 241 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,314 | 17.2 | |||
| Turnout | 60,161 | 83.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
