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Dartford is a local government district
and borough in Kent, England. It has a population of 80,000 and is part of the London commuter belt.
It is known for the Dartford Crossing, a pair of road tunnels
under and a more recently-constructed bridge over the River Thames, linking
Kent and Essex and forming part
of the M25 motorway.
As of October, 2003, Dartford's MP is Howard
Stoate (Labour).
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974 as a merger of the old borough of Dartford, the Swanscombe urban district, and part of
Dartford Rural
District.
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