The constituency comprises the majority of the district of the same name, which takes in the coastal portion of the administrative county of Durham. The principal towns are Peterlee and Seaham. A seat of former mining traditions, it is one of Labour's safest in Britain — party firebrand Manny Shinwell was MP for 20 years.
Constituents' occupations include to a significant degree agriculture and the service sector, however the area was formerly heavily economically supported by the mining of coal, iron ore and businesses in the county still extract gangue minerals in present mining, such as fluorspar for the smelting of aluminium, to the south in the county is Darlington, which has particular strengths in international transport construction, including bridges. To the north is the large city of Sunderland which has a large service sector.
in the Rural District of Easington the parishes of Castle Eden, Easington, Haswell, Hawthorn, Horden, Hutton Henry, Monk Hesleden, Nesbitt, Peterlee, Sheraton with Hulam, Shotton, Thornley, and Wingate.[3]
Gained the Rural District of Stockton from the abolished constituency of Sedgefield. Northern-most parts, including Murton, transferred to Houghton-le-Spring.
1983-2010
The District of Easington wards of Acre Rigg, Blackhalls, Dawdon, Dene House, Deneside, Easington Colliery, Easington Village, Eden Hill, Haswell, High Colliery, Horden North, Horden South, Howletch, Murton East, Murton West, Park, Passfield, Seaham, Shotton, South, and South Hetton.[4][5]
Seaham and Murton returned from the abolished constituency of Houghton-le-Spring. Area comprising the former Rural District of Stockton had been included in the new county of Cleveland, and its contents now distributed between Hartlepool, Stockton North and Stockton South. Southern parts of the District of Easington included in the re-established constituency of Sedgefield.
2010–present
Map of current boundaries
The District of Easington wards of Acre Rigg, Blackhalls, Dawdon, Dene House, Deneside, Easington Colliery, Easington Village and South Hetton, Eden Hill, Haswell and Shotton, Horden North, Horden South, Howletch, Hutton Henry, Murton East, Murton West, Passfield, Seaham Harbour, and Seaham North.[6]
The area has been held by the Labour Party since the 1922 election (including predecessor seat), when the seat was held by the party leader and Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald. Labour's majority in the seat has never fallen below 19% (the result in the party's 2019 landslide defeat) in its history, and has only been below 40% three times (in 1979, 1983 and 2019). Labour won a majority of votes in every election from the seat's creation in 1950 until 2019, when their vote share fell below 50% for the first time. The 2015 result made the seat the 27th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[7]
Results of other parties
The 2015 general election saw an above-average swing to UKIP of 18.7%; the national average was 9.5% . Prior to 2019, the Conservative Party had last come second in the seat in 2001. Labour's candidate won more than three times that of UKIP in 2015, scoring 61%, although the latter polled the strongest second-place in the seat since 1983. 2017 saw the UKIP vote collapse and the Conservative vote rise, although a slight rise in the Labour vote ensured the majority remained above 40%.
Turnout
Turnout has ranged from 87.7% in 1950 to 52.1% in 2005. It has been somewhat inconsistent with national averages, falling in 1992 and 2005 when national turnout increased.
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February 10, 2023
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Coordinates 54 47 24 N 1 21 07 W 54 790 N 1 352 W 54 790 1 352 Easington is a constituency n 1 created in 1950 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Grahame Morris of the Labour Party n 2 EasingtonCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Easington in County DurhamLocation of County Durham within EnglandCountyCounty DurhamElectorate65 618 December 2010 1 Major settlementsSeaham PeterleeCurrent constituencyCreated1950Member of ParliamentGrahame Morris Labour Party UK SeatsOneCreated fromSeaham Contents 1 Constituency profile 2 Boundaries 2 1 1950 1974 2 2 1974 1983 2 3 1983 2010 2 4 2010 present 3 Political history 4 Members of Parliament 5 Elections 5 1 Elections in the 2010s 5 2 Elections in the 2000s 5 3 Elections in the 1990s 5 4 Elections in the 1980s 5 5 Elections in the 1970s 5 6 Elections in the 1960s 5 7 Elections in the 1950s 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesConstituency profile EditThe constituency comprises the majority of the district of the same name which takes in the coastal portion of the administrative county of Durham The principal towns are Peterlee and Seaham A seat of former mining traditions it is one of Labour s safest in Britain party firebrand Manny Shinwell was MP for 20 years Constituents occupations include to a significant degree agriculture and the service sector however the area was formerly heavily economically supported by the mining of coal iron ore and businesses in the county still extract gangue minerals in present mining such as fluorspar for the smelting of aluminium to the south in the county is Darlington which has particular strengths in international transport construction including bridges To the north is the large city of Sunderland which has a large service sector Boundaries Edit1950 1974 Edit The Rural District of Easington 2 Created by the Representation of the People Act 1948 for the 1950 general election from the abolished Seaham constituency but excluding the Urban District of Seaham Harbour which was included in Houghton le Spring 1974 1983 Edit The Rural District of Stockton and in the Rural District of Easington the parishes of Castle Eden Easington Haswell Hawthorn Horden Hutton Henry Monk Hesleden Nesbitt Peterlee Sheraton with Hulam Shotton Thornley and Wingate 3 Gained the Rural District of Stockton from the abolished constituency of Sedgefield Northern most parts including Murton transferred to Houghton le Spring 1983 2010 Edit The District of Easington wards of Acre Rigg Blackhalls Dawdon Dene House Deneside Easington Colliery Easington Village Eden Hill Haswell High Colliery Horden North Horden South Howletch Murton East Murton West Park Passfield Seaham Shotton South and South Hetton 4 5 Seaham and Murton returned from the abolished constituency of Houghton le Spring Area comprising the former Rural District of Stockton had been included in the new county of Cleveland and its contents now distributed between Hartlepool Stockton North and Stockton South Southern parts of the District of Easington included in the re established constituency of Sedgefield 2010 present Edit Map of current boundaries The District of Easington wards of Acre Rigg Blackhalls Dawdon Dene House Deneside Easington Colliery Easington Village and South Hetton Eden Hill Haswell and Shotton Horden North Horden South Howletch Hutton Henry Murton East Murton West Passfield Seaham Harbour and Seaham North 6 Following their review of parliamentary representation in County Durham for the 2010 general election the Boundary Commission for England made only minor changes to the boundaries of Easington on the southern part of the boundary with Sedgefield In the 2009 structural changes to local government in England the local authority districts in Durham were abolished and replaced with a single unitary authority however this has not affected the boundaries of the constituency Political history EditResults of the winning partyThe area has been held by the Labour Party since the 1922 election including predecessor seat when the seat was held by the party leader and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald Labour s majority in the seat has never fallen below 19 the result in the party s 2019 landslide defeat in its history and has only been below 40 three times in 1979 1983 and 2019 Labour won a majority of votes in every election from the seat s creation in 1950 until 2019 when their vote share fell below 50 for the first time The 2015 result made the seat the 27th safest of Labour s 232 seats by percentage of majority 7 Results of other partiesThe 2015 general election saw an above average swing to UKIP of 18 7 the national average was 9 5 Prior to 2019 the Conservative Party had last come second in the seat in 2001 Labour s candidate won more than three times that of UKIP in 2015 scoring 61 although the latter polled the strongest second place in the seat since 1983 2017 saw the UKIP vote collapse and the Conservative vote rise although a slight rise in the Labour vote ensured the majority remained above 40 TurnoutTurnout has ranged from 87 7 in 1950 to 52 1 in 2005 It has been somewhat inconsistent with national averages falling in 1992 and 2005 when national turnout increased Members of Parliament EditElection Member 8 Party1950 Manny Shinwell Labour1970 Jack Dormand Labour1987 John Cummings Labour2010 Grahame Morris LabourElections Edit Elections in the 2010s Edit General election 2019 Easington 9 Party Candidate Votes Labour Grahame Morris 15 723 45 5 18 2Conservative Clare Ambrosino 9 142 26 4 3 7Brexit Party Julie Maughan 6 744 19 5 NewLiberal Democrats Dominic Haney 1 526 4 4 3 1North East Susan McDonnell 1 448 4 2 2 4Majority 6 581 19 0 21 9Turnout 34 583 56 5 1 9Labour hold Swing 10 95General election 2017 Easington 10 Party Candidate Votes Labour Grahame Morris 23 152 63 7 2 7Conservative Barney Campbell 8 260 22 7 9 8North East Susan McDonnell 2 355 6 6 4 1UKIP Allyn Roberts 1 727 4 7 14 0Liberal Democrats Tom Hancock 460 1 3 1 1Green Martie Warin 410 1 1 1 0Majority 14 892 41 0 1 3Turnout 36 364 58 4 2 3Labour hold Swing 3 6General election 2015 Easington 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Grahame Morris 21 132 61 0 2 1UKIP Jonathan Arnott 6 491 18 7 14 0Conservative Chris Hampsheir 4 478 12 9 0 8Liberal Democrats Luke Armstrong 834 2 4 13 6North East Susan McDonnell 12 810 2 3 NewGreen Martie Warin 733 2 1 NewSocialist GB Steve Colborn 13 146 0 4 NewMajority 14 641 42 3 0 6Turnout 34 624 56 1 1 4Labour hold Swing 6 0General election 2010 Easington 14 15 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Grahame Morris 20 579 58 9 12 4Liberal Democrats Tara Saville 5 597 16 0 3 1Conservative Richard Harrison 4 790 13 7 3 0BNP Cheryl Dunn 2 317 6 6 3 4UKIP Martyn Aiken 1 631 4 7 NewMajority 14 982 42 9 15 6Turnout 34 914 54 7 2 8Labour hold Swing 7 7Elections in the 2000s Edit General election 2005 Easington 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Cummings 22 733 71 4 5 4Liberal Democrats Christopher Ord 4 097 12 9 2 6Conservative Lucille Nicholson 3 400 10 7 0 4BNP Ian McDonald 1 042 3 3 NewSocialist Labour Dave Robinson 583 1 8 0 7Majority 18 636 58 5 8 0Turnout 31 855 52 1 1 5Labour hold Swing 4 0General election 2001 Easington 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Cummings 25 360 76 8 3 4Conservative Philip F Lovel 3 411 10 3 1 7Liberal Democrats Christopher J Ord 3 408 10 3 3 1Socialist Labour Dave Robinson 831 2 5 NewMajority 21 949 66 5 5 1Turnout 33 010 53 6 13 4Labour hold SwingElections in the 1990s Edit General election 1997 Easington 19 20 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Cummings 33 600 80 2 7 5Conservative Jason D Hollands 3 588 8 6 8 1Liberal Democrats Jim P Heppell 3 025 7 2 3 4Referendum Richard B Pulfrey 1 179 2 8 NewSocialist GB Steve P Colborn 503 1 2 NewMajority 30 012 71 6 15 6Turnout 41 895 67 0 5 5Labour hold Swing 7 8General election 1992 Easington 21 22 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Cummings 34 269 72 7 4 6Conservative William Perry 7 879 16 7 0 4Liberal Democrats Peter Freitag 5 001 10 6 5 0Majority 26 390 56 0 4 2Turnout 47 149 72 5 0 9Labour hold Swing 2 1Elections in the 1980s Edit General election 1987 Easington 23 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Cummings 32 396 68 1 8 7Conservative William Perry 7 757 16 3 0 2Liberal George Howard 7 447 15 6 9 5Majority 24 639 51 8 18 5Turnout 47 600 73 4 5 9Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1983 Easington 24 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Dormand 25 912 59 4 1 2Liberal F E Patterson 11 120 25 1 10 7Conservative Colin J Coulson Thomas 7 342 16 5 8 2Majority 14 792 33 3 2 6Turnout 44 374 67 5 6 8Labour hold SwingElections in the 1970s Edit General election 1979 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Dormand 29 537 60 60Conservative J S Smailes 11 981 24 70Liberal V Morley 6 979 14 39Majority 17 556 35 90Turnout 48 497 74 33Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Dormand 28 984 65 82Conservative J S Smailes 8 047 18 27Liberal N J Scaggs 7 005 15 91 NewMajority 20 937 47 55Turnout 44 036 69 01Labour hold SwingGeneral election February 1974 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Dormand 33 637 71 96Conservative J S Smailes 13 107 28 04Majority 20 530 43 92Turnout 46 744 73 95Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Jack Dormand 33 418 79 80Conservative Michael Spicer 8 457 20 20Majority 24 961 59 60Turnout 41 875 69 28Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit General election 1966 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Manny Shinwell 32 097 81 37Conservative Michael Spicer 7 350 18 63Majority 24 747 62 74Turnout 39 447 70 54Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Manny Shinwell 34 028 80 45Conservative George W Rossiter 8 270 19 55Majority 25 758 60 90Turnout 42 298 75 22Labour hold SwingElections in the 1950s Edit General election 1959 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Manny Shinwell 36 552 79 79Conservative George W Rossiter 9 259 20 21Majority 27 293 59 58Turnout 45 811 80 81Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Manny Shinwell 34 352 79 07Conservative George W Rossiter 9 095 20 93Majority 25 257 58 14Turnout 43 447 79 36Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Manny Shinwell 37 899 80 77Conservative George W Rossiter 9 025 19 23Majority 28 874 61 54Turnout 46 924 86 74Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Easington Party Candidate Votes Labour Manny Shinwell 38 367 81 05Conservative C A Macfarlane 8 972 18 95Majority 29 395 62 10Turnout 47 339 87 69Labour win new seat See also EditList of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in DurhamNotes Edit A county constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five 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