Easington County constituency
Easington shown within County Durham, and County Durham shown within England
Created:	1950
MP:	John Cummings
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	County Durham
EP constituency:	North East England

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Boundaries

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; former party firebrand Manny Shinwell was MP here for many years. Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. ... Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour, is a small town in County Durham that grew up around a harbour on the North Sea coast of north-east England. ... Manny Shinwell Emanuel Shinwell, Baron Shinwell CH (October 18, 1884-May 8, 1986) (familiarly known as Manny) was born in London, but moved with his Polish-Jewish family to Scotland. ...

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England has made only minor changes to the boundaries of Easington constituency (on the southern part of the boundary with Sedgefield constituency). It is to be fought at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election. County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... Sedgefield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

It has often been said that because the seat was so safe, that a 'dog wearing a red collar' could win it for Labour. Although this has never been actually tested, it is probably true.

The electoral wards used to create the seat are:

• 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.

Easington is the name of several places in England: Easington, Buckinghamshire Easington, County Durham Easington (district), County Durham Easington, Oxfordshire Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire Easington, North Riding of Yorkshire Easington, West Riding of Yorkshire Easington Colliery, County Durham Easington Lane, County Durham This is a disambiguation page — a... Hetton is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles north of Skipton. ... Horden is a village in County Durham, England. ... Murton could be Murton, Cumbria Murton, County Durham Murton, York This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour, is a small town in County Durham that grew up around a harbour on the North Sea coast of north-east England. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ...

Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1950)
• 1950 — 1970: Manny Shinwell, Labour
• 1970 — 1987: John Dormand, Labour
• 1987 — present: John Cummings, Labour

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Elections

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham