Result: Dartford
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 42.6% |
| Conservative |  | 41.1% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 10.8% |
| Swing: 2.9% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Howard Stoate | Labour | 19,909 | 42.6 | -5.4 |
| Gareth Johnson | Conservative | 19,203 | 41.1 | +0.5 |
| Peter Bucklitsch | Liberal Democrat | 5,036 | 10.8 | +2.3 |
| Mark Croucher | UK Independence Party | 1,407 | 3.0 | +0.8 |
| Michael Tibby | New England Party | 1,224 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | 706 | 1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 46,779 | 63.2 | +1.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF SOUTH EAST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR DARTFORD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 48.0% |
| Conservative |  | 40.6% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 8.5% |
| Others |  | 2.9% |
