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Election for the constituency of Dartford on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Dartford, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Conservative hold by Gareth Johnson with a majority of 13,186 - 24.3% - on a turnout of 69.1%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
JOHNSON, Gareth Con 31,210 57.6% 8.6%
KAINI, Bachchu Lab 18,024 33.2% 7.8%
FRYER, Ben UKIP 2,544 4.7% -15.2%
BEARD, Simon LD 1,428 2.6% -0.1%
BLATCHFORD, Andrew Green 807 1.5% -1.0%
ADEWUNMI, Ola Ind 211 0.4% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 78,506, having a valid vote count of 54,224 and an invalid vote count of 117.

Result declared at 03:12 on 9 June 2017.