▁- ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁Conserv ative ▁ 2 0 0 7 – present ▁ ▁Council ▁elections ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁D art ford ▁District ▁Council ▁election ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁( New ▁w ard ▁boundaries ) ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁( Some ▁new ▁w ard ▁boundaries ▁& ▁bor ough ▁boundary ▁changes ▁also ▁took ▁place ) ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁( B or ough ▁boundary ▁changes ▁took ▁place ▁but ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁remained ▁the ▁same ) ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁( New ▁w ard ▁boundaries ) ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁D art ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁ ▁By - e lection ▁results ▁ ▁This ▁election ▁was ▁scheduled ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁delayed ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Bob ▁D unn ▁( who ▁was ▁standing ▁for ▁re - e lection ),