| Dartford | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
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| County | Kent |
| Electorate | 72,048 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Dartford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Jim Dickson (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| 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. It is the constituency that, in the entire UK, has longest been a bellwether: the party of the winning candidate has gone on to form the government at every UK general election since 1964.[2] Candidates for the largest two parties nationally have polled first and second since 1923 in Dartford.
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 are Bexley, created in 1945, and Erith & Crayford, created in 1955.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Election 2015: Five answers for an election geek". BBC News. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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