District of Swanscombe, and the Rural District of Dartford. 1974–1983: The Borough of Dartford, the Urban District of Swanscombe, and in the Rural District of Dartford the parishes of Darenth, Southfleet, Stone, Sutton-at-Hone, and Wilmington. 1983–1997: The Borough of Dartford, and the District of Sevenoaks wards of Ash-cum-Ridley, Fawkham and Hartley, Horton Kirby, and Longfield. 1997–2010: The Borough of Dartford, and the District of Sevenoaks wards of Fawkham and Hartley, and Horton Kirby. 2010–present: The Borough of Dartford, and the District of Sevenoaks ward of Hartley and Hodsoll Street. Constituency profile As its name suggests, the main settlement in the constituency is the town of Dartford, but it also includes a number of other towns and villages, including Swanscombe, Longfield, Greenhithe and Wilmington. These all add up to create a diverse constituency which covers urban and rural areas. The population of the constituency currently stands at around 90,000, around 8,000 of whom live in the borough of Sevenoaks, with the remainder living in the borough of Dartford. The constituency is on the border with the London Borough of Bexley, with which at one time it shared an MP. Health and wealth of its residents is around average for the UK. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 1990s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1950s : : Election in the 1940s 1945 saw radical boundary changes, with half the constituency becoming part of the Bexley seat. Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: James Rowlands Unionist: Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1880s Caused by Dyke's appointment as Vice-president of the Committee of the Council on Education. See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Kent Notes References Borough of Dartford Parliamentary constituencies in Kent Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885