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Dartford

Every general election in Dartford since 1945. Latest: Jim Dickson, Labour, majority 1,192.

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Member of Parliament

Jim Dickson

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 1,192

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jim Dickson ElectedLabour15,39234.6%
Gareth Johnson sitting MPConservative14,20031.9%
Lee StrandersReform UK9,52321.4%
Laura EdieGreen3,1897.2%
Kyle MarshLiberal Democrats2,1844.9%
Valid votes44,488
Majority1,1922.7%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 59.0% of 75,426 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1945195119591966F19741979198719972005201520192024Conservative, 1945: 31.6%Conservative, 1950: 36.2%Conservative, 1951: 40.9%Conservative, 1955: 45.6%Conservative, 1959: 43.5%Conservative, 1964: 38.2%Conservative, 1966: 38.2%Conservative, 1970: 46.0%Conservative, February 1974: 34.2%Conservative, October 1974: 35.1%Conservative, 1979: 45.9%Conservative, 1983: 51.6%Conservative, 1987: 53.5%Conservative, 1992: 51.9%Conservative, 1997: 40.3%Conservative, 2001: 40.6%Conservative, 2005: 41.1%Conservative, 2010: 48.8%Conservative, 2015: 49.0%Conservative, 2017: 57.6%Conservative, 2019: 63.0%Conservative, 2024: 31.9%Labour, 1945: 68.4%Labour, 1950: 56.4%Labour, 1951: 59.1%Labour, 1955: 54.4%Labour, 1959: 45.8%Labour, 1964: 46.5%Labour, 1966: 49.8%Labour, 1970: 45.0%Labour, February 1974: 42.0%Labour, October 1974: 47.6%Labour, 1979: 42.9%Labour, 1983: 26.8%Labour, 1987: 27.5%Labour, 1992: 34.6%Labour, 1997: 48.6%Labour, 2001: 48.0%Labour, 2005: 42.6%Labour, 2010: 27.6%Labour, 2015: 25.4%Labour, 2017: 33.2%Labour, 2019: 27.5%Labour, 2024: 34.6%Liberal, 1950: 7.4%Liberal, 1959: 10.6%Liberal, 1964: 15.4%Liberal, 1966: 12.0%Liberal, 1970: 9.0%Liberal, February 1974: 21.8%Liberal, October 1974: 15.1%Liberal, 1979: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 8.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.8%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.7%Reform UK, 2024: 21.4%
Vote share in Dartford at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Dartford lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Dartford (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Jim DicksonCon1,1922.759.0%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Gareth JohnsonLab19,16035.565.7%Con hold
2017Con Gareth JohnsonLab13,18624.369.1%Con hold
2015Con Gareth JohnsonLab12,34523.669.7%Con hold
2010Con Gareth JohnsonLab10,62821.265.7%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon7061.563.6%
2001LabCon3,3067.461.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon4,3288.374.6%
1992ConLab10,38617.383.0%Con hold
1987ConLab14,92926.079.0%Con hold
1983ConLab13,56924.875.4%
1979ConLab1,3923.080.4%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon5,48612.676.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon3,6547.883.4%
1970ConLab5600.974.1%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon6,90911.780.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon4,8758.381.5%Lab hold
1959LabCon1,2762.383.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon4,1988.881.0%
1951LabCon12,33418.285.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon13,63820.285.5%
1945LabCon19,71536.874.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Dartford?

Jim Dickson (Labour) won Dartford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,192.

Which parties have won Dartford?

At the 22 general elections held under this name since 1945: Labour 13, Conservative 9.

Which region is Dartford in?

Dartford is in South East.

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