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Dartford 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 9,997 | 40.9% | 6 | 100.0% | 3 | 50.0% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,370 | 30.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 33.3% | -2 |
| Labour Party | 4,424 | 18.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Green Party | 1,819 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | 641 | 2.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 157 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Heritage Party | 31 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 24,439 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Swanscombe & Greenhithe · 1 seat · won at 35.9% · +14.1 pts below quota
- Dartford North East · 1 seat · won at 36.1% · +13.9 pts below quota
- Dartford West · 1 seat · won at 37.2% · +12.8 pts below quota
- Dartford East · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
- Wilmington · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
- Dartford Rural · 1 seat · won at 45.7% · +4.3 pts below quota
Race results
Swanscombe & Greenhithe · single-seat
Marginal winner 35.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,469
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Mallon | Reform UK | 1,245 | 35.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Claire Pearce | Labour Party | 747 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | Tanumoy Talukder | Conservative and Unionist Party | 678 | 19.5% | |
| 4 | Dawn Margaret Johnston | Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents' Association | 641 | 18.5% | |
| 5 | Karen Lynch | Green Party | 158 | 4.6% |
Dartford North East · single-seat
Marginal winner 36.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,191
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Robert Fryer | Reform UK | 1,514 | 36.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Kelly Grehan | Labour Party | 1,186 | 28.3% | |
| 3 | Clement Quaqumey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 939 | 22.4% | |
| 4 | Laura Helen Ker Edie | Green Party | 552 | 13.2% |
Dartford West · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,341
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverley Fordham | Reform UK | 1,615 | 37.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Richard John Wells | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,457 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | Bachchu Kailash Kaini | Labour Party | 875 | 20.2% | |
| 4 | Lewis Glynn | Green Party | 394 | 9.1% |
Dartford East · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,546
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Andrew Waters | Reform UK | 1,591 | 44.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Danny Thomas Nicklen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 963 | 27.2% | |
| 3 | Darren Anthony Povey | Labour Party | 682 | 19.2% | |
| 4 | Julian Patrick Hood | Green Party | 310 | 8.7% |
Wilmington · single-seat
Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,332
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Stanley Cecil | Reform UK | 1,946 | 44.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Avtar Singh Sandhu | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,547 | 35.7% | |
| 3 | Alina Maria Vaduva | Labour Party | 492 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Garry Turner | Green Party | 190 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | Diane Gough | Liberal Democrats | 157 | 3.6% |
Dartford Rural · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,560
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael David Brown | Reform UK | 2,086 | 45.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Jeremy Alan Kite | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,786 | 39.2% | |
| 3 | Catherine Mary Stafford | Labour Party | 442 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Alastair Humphreys | Green Party | 215 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Russell Joyce | Heritage Party | 31 | 0.7% |