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Dartford Borough Council Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames estuary, is Thurrock in E ...
is the local authority for the
Borough of Dartford The Borough of Dartford is a local government district in the north-west of the county of Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Dartford. It is part of the contiguous London urban area. It borders the borough of Gravesham to the ea ...
in
Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
, England. The council is elected every four years.


Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:


Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1998 have been:


Council elections

* 1973 Dartford District Council election * 1976 Dartford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1979 Dartford Borough Council election * 1983 Dartford Borough Council election * 1987 Dartford Borough Council election (Some new ward boundaries & borough boundary changes also took place) * 1991 Dartford Borough Council election * 1995 Dartford Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 1999 Dartford Borough Council election * 2003 Dartford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 2007 Dartford Borough Council election * 2011 Dartford Borough Council election * 2015 Dartford Borough Council election * 2019 Dartford Borough Council election


By-election results


1995-1999


1999-2003


2003-2007

This election was scheduled as part of the council elections of 1 May 2003. It was delayed following the death of Bob Dunn (who was standing for re-election), just one week before the ballot.


2011-2015

The by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Gary Reynolds. The by-election resulted from the death of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association Cllr Leslie Bobby. The by-election was held following the resignation of Labour Cllr John Adams. The by-election was held following the death of Conservative Cllr Nancy Wightman. The by-election was held following the death of Labour Cllr John Muckle.


2019-2023

The by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Ian Armitt. The by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Calvin McLean. The by-election was held following the death of Conservative Cllr Ann Allen. The by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative Cllr Lucas Reynolds.


References


External links


Dartford Borough Council
{{Kent elections Borough of Dartford Council elections in Kent District council elections in England