Easington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Easington is Grahame Morris (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Grahame Morris (Labour) won 16,774 votes, 48.9% of the valid vote; Lynn Murphy (Reform UK) came second with 10,232. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 49.5% (34,324 of 69,395); the winning margin was 6,542 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Easington has the lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£108,000); it also has the 24th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£30,940 a year).
Homes in Easington sold for a median £108,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 35% on £80,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £109,749, in the year to March 2025. It ranks lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,191 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £30,940 for jobs in Easington and £32,802 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £32,496. The residents' figure ranks 41st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
2,560 business sites were registered in Easington in March 2026 (2,505 a year before), and employed 28,000 people in 2024.
Easington had an estimated population of 96,193 in mid-2024, against 93,882 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 16,968; people aged 65 and over, 20,116.
In 2024/25, 33.4% of children under 16 in Easington (5,661) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 29.9% in 2024/25, from 26.4% in 2021/22.
Easington counted 42,384 households on Census day 2021; 24.8% of adults were retired and 20.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.5% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 8.6 points. The economically inactive share was 24.3%.
2,460 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,325.
MP
Grahame Morris, Labour
- MP for Easington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 6 May 2010
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Grahame Morris on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Grahame Morris in Hansard, from 9 September 2026 to 21 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 99 spoken contributions by Grahame Morris since 4 July 2024.
I compliment my hon. Friend on his excellent presentation of the arguments. Indeed, all the interventions have been absolutely to the point. I am the son and grandson of miners.
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I am grateful for the Minister’s engagement, but can I point out a practical problem in the context of seafarers?
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I do not have a formal speech, but I want to make a couple of points about context and put a particular question to the Minister, if that is okay.
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I am grateful for the Minister’s engagement, but can I point out a practical problem in the context of seafarers?
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I do not have a formal speech, but I want to make a couple of points about context and put a particular question to the Minister, if that is okay.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grahame Morris | Labour | 16,774 | 48.9% | +2.1 |
| Lynn Murphy | Reform UK | 10,232 | 29.8% | +11.7 |
| Joanne Howey | Conservative | 3,753 | 10.9% | −16.1 |
| Mary Cartwright | The North East Party | 1,581 | 4.6% | +1.0 |
| Stephen Ashfield | Green Party | 1,173 | 3.4% | +3.2 |
| Tony Ferguson | Liberal Democrat | 811 | 2.4% | −1.8 |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 48.9% | Reform UK 29.8% | 6,542 | 49.5% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 46.8% | Conservative 27.1% | 7,852 | 56.9% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Easington lies within County Durham.
- County Durham E06000047
Who has power over Easington
Every body that makes decisions for Easington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Easington this page: Grahame Morris (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Easington?
UK Parliament lists Grahame Morris, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Easington since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Easington?
Grahame Morris (Labour) won with 16,774 votes, a majority of 6,542, on a turnout of 49.5% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Easington?
4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,460 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Easington?
The median price paid was £108,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Easington?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,802 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Easington live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,661 (33.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Easington?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 96,193 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.