Riding profile

Dartford

UK constituency — England · Mixed · south east

The question

Dartford: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Dartford, a mixed constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 3-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Reform UK ahead at 31% vote share, against 27% for the Conservatives, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Jim Dickson

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Reform UK

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
4.7
P(close race)
95%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 31.4%
  • Conservative 26.6%
  • Labour 22.1%
  • Green 12.3%
  • Lib Dems 6.3%
  • Other 1.0%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Reform UK Conservative Labour Green
HereDartford 31.4%26.6%22.1%12.3%
National averageUnited Kingdom 25.3% +6.0 18.9% +7.8 21.7% +0.4 11.8% +0.5

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
2.7 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+2.0 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Jim Dickson Elected Labour 15,392 34.6
Gareth Johnson Conservative 14,200 31.9
Lee Stranders Reform UK 9,523 21.4
Laura Edie Green 3,189 7.2
Kyle Marsh Lib Dems 2,184 4.9

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
110,952
Median age
36
Employment rate
81.4%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029