Dartford (district)
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Dartford Borough of Dartford |
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| Borough & Non-metropolitan district | |
 Dartford shown within Kent |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Kent |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Admin HQ | Dartford |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Dartford Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Gareth Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.10 sq mi (72.77 km2) |
| Area rank | 253rd (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 103,900 |
| • Rank | 225th (of 326) |
| • Density | 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 91.6% White 3.5% S.Asian 2.1% Black 1.7% Mixed Race 1.2% Chinese or Other |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 29UD (ONS) E07000107 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TQ538739 |
| Website | www |
The Borough of Dartford is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England, in the far north west of the county. Its council is in Dartford. It is part of the contiguous London urban area. It borders the borough of Gravesham to the east, Sevenoaks District to the south, the London Borough of Bexley to the west, and the Thurrock unitary authority of Essex to the north, across the River Thames, having the longest bridge and tunnel across the river to allow the M25 motorway to cross. According to the 2011 Census, its population was 97,365.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Dartford, Swanscombe Urban District, and part of Dartford Rural District. In the mid-1990s review of local government in Kent, consideration was given to merging the borough with that of adjoining Gravesham to form a new unitary authority. However, the proposal proved unpopular amongst residents who took part in the consultation, and the two borough councils kept their identities.
Since 2010, the main area's MP is Gareth Johnson (Conservative) who replaced the outgoing Howard Stoate (Labour). The mayor for the year May 2014 to May 2015 is Councillor Avtar Sandhu MBE. The leader of the council, from February 2006, is Councillor Jeremy Kite (Conservative). Councillors represent the following seventeen wards, as amended in 2001:
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