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Dartford: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Dartford Borough Council: Non-metropolitan district (lower tier), England, South East; within the county of KEN. GOV.UK lists it as a district council, within Kent County Council.
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- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax annual notification: Collecting revenue
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by Dartford for 2026–27: £188.64 of a £2,375.15 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | none budgeted |
| Highways and transport services | £213,000 |
| Children's social care | none budgeted |
| Adult social care | none budgeted |
| Public health | none budgeted |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £8.2 million |
| Cultural and related services | £1.8 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £11.5 million |
| Planning and development services | £3.0 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £5.9 million |
| Other services | £3,000 |
| Total service expenditure | £30.7 million |
Life in Dartford: the official facts
- People living here
- 126,297 people
- Typical age
- 37 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £25,680
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £699
- Children growing up in poverty
- 20.2%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 3.0%
- Average price of a home
- £342,167
- How many years of pay a home costs
- 8.5 times yearly pay
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 5.6 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 84.0%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 194.4 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 5,275 businesses
Who runs the council
42 seats in 2026. Run by: Conservatives, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Conservative and Unionist 28, Labour Party 10, Reform UK 2, Green Party (E&W) 1, Independent / Other 1.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 42 councillors, by ward
- David Hammock (Conservative and Unionist) — Bean & Village Park
- Peter Whapshott (Conservative and Unionist) — Brent
- Rosanna Currans (Conservative and Unionist) — Brent
- Clement Quaqumey (Conservative and Unionist) — Bridge
- Matthew Davis (Conservative and Unionist) — Burnham
- Paul Denman (Conservative and Unionist) — Darenth
- Danny Nicklen (Conservative and Unionist) — Ebbsfleet
- Jonathon Hawkes (Labour Party) — Ebbsfleet
- Victoria Akintomide-Akinwamide (Labour Party) — Ebbsfleet
- Carol Gale (Conservative and Unionist) — Greenhithe & Knockhall
- David Mote (Conservative and Unionist) — Greenhithe & Knockhall
- Michael Brown (Reform UK) — Greenhithe & Knockhall
- Andy Lloyd (Conservative and Unionist) — Heath
- Patsy Thurlow (Conservative and Unionist) — Heath
- Brian Garden (Conservative and Unionist) — Joyden's Wood
- Marilyn Peters (Conservative and Unionist) — Joyden's Wood
- Jeremy Kite (Conservative and Unionist) — Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Roger Perfitt (Conservative and Unionist) — Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Steve Brown (Conservative and Unionist) — Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Steve Ridley (Reform UK) — Maypole & Leyton Cross
- Debbie Graham (Labour Party) — Newtown
- Laura Edie (Green Party (E&W)) — Newtown
- Alina Vaduva (Labour Party) — Princes
- Ricky Jones (Independent / Other) — Princes
- John Burrell (Conservative and Unionist) — Stone Castle
- Lucy Canham (Conservative and Unionist) — Stone Castle
- Paul Cutler (Conservative and Unionist) — Stone Castle
- James Buchan (Conservative and Unionist) — Stone House
- Rachael Anne (Labour Party) — Stone House
- Claire Pearce (Labour Party) — Swanscombe
- Emma Moussa (Labour Party) — Swanscombe
- Alina Gaskin (Labour Party) — Temple Hill
- Darren Povey (Labour Party) — Temple Hill
- Kelly Grehan (Labour Party) — Temple Hill
- Chris Shippam (Conservative and Unionist) — Town
- Richard Wells (Conservative and Unionist) — Town
- Denzil Reynolds (Conservative and Unionist) — West Hill
- Drew Swinerd (Conservative and Unionist) — West Hill
- Julie Ozog (Conservative and Unionist) — West Hill
- Avtar Sandhu (Conservative and Unionist) — Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley
- Eddy Lampkin (Conservative and Unionist) — Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley
- George Holt (Conservative and Unionist) — Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley