Registered to Vote?
To vote in an election, you have to be registered to vote.
Not Registered? You can register to vote online. (The deadline to register to vote in the 4 July General Election is midnight on 18 June 2024.) - Easy Read Guide on How to Register to Vote
Are you unsure if you are registered? Please use our contact form or call 01322 343501.
Not around on polling day? See about Postal and Proxy voting for more information about absent voting.
Want to know about how we make voting accessible? See our Polling Station Accessibility Page
Want more information about the Electoral Register? See our Electoral Register page.
Frequently asked questions:
- If you have moved home, you need to re-register using your new address.
- Being registered for council tax does not mean that you are automatically registered to vote.
- Registering to vote can help your credit score - for more information about this, contact your credit agency.
The next election is - United Kingdom Parliamentary General Election on 4 July 2024
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Some parts of Wilmington, Sutton at Home, and Hawley are now in Sevenoaks Constituency and will be voting for a Sevenoaks MP; more information can be found on the Sevenoaks District Council website.
When will my postal vote be sent?
For existing postal voters plus new applications processed by 30 May 2024 -Your postal vote pack will be sent out on 19 June 2024.
Applications processed by 19 June 2024 - Your postal vote pack will be sent out around the week starting 24 June 2024.
If you are concerned about this, you could apply for a proxy vote so that someone else could vote on your behalf.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote is 5 p.m. on June 26, 2024. However, if you have a postal vote in place already, you will need to cancel it before 5 p.m. on June 19, 2024.
You can apply for a proxy vote online; this also has more information about voting by proxy.
You can find more information about postal voting on our postal and proxy voting page
Find your polling station
Finding your polling station couldn't be easier. All you need to do is enter your postcode into this polling station finder.
Voter ID is now required at polling stations.
From May 2023 onwards, the Elections Act 2022 requires voters to show photographic identification at polling stations before they are given a ballot paper.
For more information about Voter ID requirements.
Past Elections:
- Results of previous parish, borough, KCC, Police and Crime Commissioner and Parliamentary elections.
Police and Crime Commissioner for the Kent Police Area 2024
European Union Referendum 23 June 2016:
Reviews:
Review of Dartford's Electoral Arrangements by the Local Government Boundary Commission:
The Local Government Boundary Commission last carried out a review of Dartford Borough Council's electoral arrangements in 2017 which came into force in May 2019.
https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/dartford
The Swanscombe Ward Area of Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council 2022:
Parish and Town Council Boundary Review 2018:
A community governance review was completed in December 2018. This review changed the parish and town council boundaries which will come into effect for the local elections to be held in May 2019
Review of Polling Districts and Polling Stations 2022:
Dartford Borough Council is conducting a review of all polling districts and polling places for Parliamentary and Local Government elections.
The 2023 Boundary Review:
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) are overseeing a review of parliamentary constituencies to ensure each one has roughly the same number of electors. As part of this process, the number of constituencies in England will increase to 543. The Commission is required by law to make sure that each constituency in England has between 69,724 and 77,062 electors, excluding two ‘protected’ constituencies for the Isle of Wight.
From 22 February to 4 April 2022, they are holding a six-week secondary consultation on our initial proposals, and they want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to provide their views.
The proposed changes for the Dartford and the responses received during the first consultation can be found on their website at www.bcereviews.org.uk .