Easington
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Easington is a parliamentary constituency in County Durham, England, traditionally known as a Labour stronghold with a history rooted in coal mining communities.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| administrativeDistrict | County Durham unitary authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingConstituency |
Durham City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartlepool NERFINISHED ⓘ North Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ North West Durham (historically, under some boundary sets) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sedgefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Stockton North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | safe Labour seat ⓘ |
| coastline | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Peterlee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seaham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsVillage |
Blackhall Colliery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easington Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Haswell NERFINISHED ⓘ Horden NERFINISHED ⓘ Murton NERFINISHED ⓘ Shotton Colliery NERFINISHED ⓘ South Hetton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thornley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheatley Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Wingate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1950 ⓘ |
| economicHistory | coal mining ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasElectoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| hasKeyIndustryHistorical |
coal mining
ⓘ
port and maritime activity at Seaham ⓘ |
| hasMP | Grahame Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDistrict | Easington District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a Labour stronghold
ⓘ
coal mining communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Durham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| mainSettlementsCharacter | former coal mining towns and villages ⓘ |
| MPParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPStartYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| neverRepresentedBy | Conservative Party (UK) MP (as of early 21st century) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalProfile | strong working-class, industrial heritage ⓘ |
| predecessor | Seaham (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMP |
John Cummings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuel (Manny) Shinwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMPParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| representedIn | Westminster Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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