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Easington

North East, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Grahame Morris

Labour

Male

Majority6,542
Turnout49.5%
Electorate69,395
Valid votes34,324
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour16,774 - 48.9%
Reform10,232 - 29.8%
Conservative3,753 - 10.9%
Other1,581 - 4.6%
Green1,173 - 3.4%
Lib Dem811 - 2.4%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£359,260,829

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£3,735 total benefits bill per resident · 65% above average

Easington
£3,735
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 20 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£359,260,82973/575
Change over 2 years+18.3%
Median local wage (2025)£30,940+12.8%
  • Universal Credit£184,590,924

    £1,919 per resident · 16,413 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 7,540 · 1 in 8 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£100,448,182

    £1,044 per resident · 13,682 claimants (+14.0% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 5,389 · 39% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 6,538

  • Disability Living Allowance£23,046,418

    £240 per resident · 3,801 claimants

  • Housing Benefit£20,403,665

    £212 per resident · 2,986 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£16,050,856

    £167 per resident · 2,494 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£14,720,783

    £153 per resident · 3,395 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 98.1%White British 96.8%Asian 0.9%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 98.7%White British 97.6%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.5%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 99.2%White British 98.8%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.3%Other 0.0%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 99.4%White British N/AAsian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Easington (2021)
UK 97.3%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.4%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Easington (2011)
UK 97.8%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 1.1%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Easington (2001)
UK 98.8%Other EU 0.4%Other countries 0.8%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Easington (1991)
UK 98.8%Other EU 0.5%Other countries 0.7%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Easington

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.