Dartford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Dartford is Jim Dickson (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Jim Dickson (Labour) won 15,392 votes, 34.6% of the valid vote; Gareth Johnson (Conservative) came second with 14,200. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 59.0% (44,488 of 75,426); the winning margin was 1,192 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
About 117,100 people live in Dartford: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 117,149. Children under 16 numbered 27,068; people aged 65 and over, 15,014.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 80.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 8.7 points. The economically inactive share was 17.6%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £375,000 and half for less. That is up 44% on £260,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 151st highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,209 recorded sales.
Residents of Dartford earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,228 for workplace jobs and £41,997 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £43,151. The residents' figure ranks 176th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,610 business sites were registered in Dartford in March 2026 (5,355 a year before), and employed 68,000 people in 2024.
In 2024/25, 20.6% of children under 16 in Dartford (5,569) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 13.5% in 2024/25, from 13.3% in 2021/22.
In September 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64 year olds in Dartford were claimants (2,485 people). A year earlier the count was 2,275.
Dartford counted 42,525 households on Census day 2021; 16.4% of adults were retired and 31.0% of those in work were mostly working from home.
MP
Jim Dickson, Labour
- MP for Dartford since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Jim Dickson on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Jim Dickson in Hansard, from 15 October 2026 to 26 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 330 spoken contributions by Jim Dickson since 4 July 2024.
I applaud both the Minister’s ambition to get to zero rough sleeping and the money on the table to get there, but does she agree that the key to achieving that objective is the Government, councils and third sector organisations working together to provide a pathway off the …
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I thank the Minister for her update and recognise that she is working hard to try to resolve what is a heartbreaking situation for so many pension recipients.
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On the point about families losing cats, a constituent of mine lost her cat shortly before Christmas 2024 after he was run over and killed on Alkerden Lane. The cat was a huge part of her life and she felt very lost without him.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) on securing this debate and on making such an excellent speech. My constituents in Dartford welcome today’s debate.
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My constituents will be delighted to see this piece of legislation before the House. It is, as others have said, key to unlocking new infrastructure and finally ending the traffic chaos that plagues my Dartford constituency daily.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dickson | Labour | 15,392 | 34.6% | +5.1 |
| Gareth Johnson | Conservative | 14,200 | 31.9% | −29.2 |
| Lee Stranders | Reform UK | 9,523 | 21.4% | |
| Laura Edie | Green Party | 3,189 | 7.2% | +4.8 |
| Kyle Marsh | Liberal Democrat | 2,184 | 4.9% | −2.1 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 34.6% | Conservative 31.9% | 1,192 | 59.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.1% | Labour 29.5% | 14,704 | 64.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Dartford lies within Dartford.
- Dartford E07000107
Who has power over Dartford
Every body that makes decisions for Dartford, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Dartford this page: Jim Dickson (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Dartford?
UK Parliament lists Jim Dickson, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Dartford since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Dartford?
Jim Dickson (Labour) won with 15,392 votes, a majority of 1,192, on a turnout of 59.0% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Dartford?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,485 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Dartford?
The median price paid was £375,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Dartford?
Median full-time pay of residents was £41,997 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Dartford live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,569 (20.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Dartford?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 117,149 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.