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.
Read more about this topic: Easington (UK Parliament Constituency)
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