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Easington — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Easington was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,542 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Easington from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 38,367 81.0% Charles Alston Macfarlane (Conservative) 29,395 (62.1 pts) 87.7%
1951 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 37,899 80.8% George Rossiter (Conservative) 28,874 (61.5 pts) 86.7%
1955 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 34,352 79.1% George W Rossiter (Conservative) 25,257 (58.1 pts) 79.4%
1959 Emanuel Shinwell (Labour) 36,552 79.8% George W Rossiter (Conservative) 27,293 (59.6 pts) 80.8%
1964 Manny Shinwell (Labour) 34,028 80.4% George William Rossiter (Conservative) 25,758 (60.9 pts) 75.2%
1966 Manny Shinwell (Labour) 32,097 81.4% William Spicer (Conservative) 24,747 (62.7 pts) 70.5%
1970 Jack Dormand (Labour) 33,418 79.8% William Spicer (Conservative) 24,961 (59.6 pts) 69.5%
Feb 1974 Jack Dormand (Labour) 33,637 72.0% John Stephen Smailes (Conservative) 20,530 (43.9 pts) 73.9%
Oct 1974 Jack Dormand (Labour) 28,984 65.8% John Stephen Smailes (Conservative) 20,937 (47.5 pts) 69.0%
1979 Jack Dormand (Labour) 29,537 60.9% John Stephen Smailes (Conservative) 17,556 (36.2 pts) 74.3%
1983 Jack Dormand (Labour) 25,912 58.4% Francis Edward Patterson (Liberal) 14,792 (33.3 pts) 67.5%
1987 John Cummings (Labour) 32,396 68.1% William Perry (Conservative) 24,639 (51.8 pts) 73.4%
1992 John Cummings (Labour) 34,269 72.7% William Perry (Conservative) 26,390 (56.0 pts) 72.5%
1997 John Cummings (Labour) 33,600 80.2% Jason Hollands (Conservative) 30,012 (71.6 pts) 67.0%
2001 John Cummings (Labour) 25,360 76.8% Philip Lovel (Conservative) 21,949 (66.5 pts) 53.6%
2005 John Cummings (Labour) 22,733 71.4% Christopher Ord (Liberal Democrat) 18,636 (58.5 pts) 52.1%
2010 Grahame Morris (Labour) 20,579 58.9% Tara Saville (Liberal Democrat) 14,982 (42.9 pts) 54.8%
2015 Grahame Morris (Labour) 21,132 61.0% Jonathan Arnott (UKIP) 14,641 (42.3 pts) 56.2%
2017 Grahame Morris (Labour) 23,152 63.7% Barney Campbell (Conservative) 14,892 (40.9 pts) 58.4%
2019 Grahame Morris (Labour) 15,723 45.5% Clare Ambrosino (Conservative) 6,581 (19.0 pts) 56.7%
2024 Grahame Morris (Labour) 16,774 48.9% Lynn Murphy (Reform UK) 6,542 (19.1 pts) 49.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 38,36781.0% Yes
Charles Alston Macfarlane Conservative 8,97219.0% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 37,89980.8% Yes
George Rossiter Conservative 9,02519.2% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 34,35279.1% Yes
George W Rossiter Conservative 9,09520.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Emanuel Shinwell Labour 36,55279.8% Yes
George W Rossiter Conservative 9,25920.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Manny Shinwell Labour 34,02880.4% Yes
George William Rossiter Conservative 8,27019.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Manny Shinwell Labour 32,09781.4% Yes
William Spicer Conservative 7,35018.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dormand Labour 33,41879.8% Yes
William Spicer Conservative 8,45720.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dormand Labour 33,63772.0% Yes
John Stephen Smailes Conservative 13,10728.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dormand Labour 28,98465.8% Yes
John Stephen Smailes Conservative 8,04718.3% No
Norman Jevons Scaggs Liberal 7,00515.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dormand Labour 29,53760.9% Yes
John Stephen Smailes Conservative 11,98124.7% No
Vivienne Walsh Morley Liberal 6,97914.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Dormand Labour 25,91258.4% Yes
Francis Edward Patterson Liberal 11,12025.1% No
Colin Joseph Coulson-Thomas Conservative 7,34216.5% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cummings Labour 32,39668.1% Yes
William Perry Conservative 7,75716.3% No
George Howard Liberal 7,44715.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cummings Labour 34,26972.7% Yes
William Perry Conservative 7,87916.7% No
Peter Freitag Liberal Democrat 5,00110.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cummings Labour 33,60080.2% Yes
Jason Hollands Conservative 3,5888.6% No
Jim Heppell Liberal Democrat 3,0257.2% No
Richard Pulfrey Referendum Party 1,1792.8% No
Steve Colborn Socialist (GB) 5031.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cummings Labour 25,36076.8% Yes
Philip Lovel Conservative 3,41110.3% No
Christopher Ord Liberal Democrat 3,40810.3% No
Dave Robinson Socialist Labour 8312.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Cummings Labour 22,73371.4% Yes
Christopher Ord Liberal Democrat 4,09712.9% No
Lucille Nicholson Conservative 3,40010.7% No
Ian McDonald BNP 1,0423.3% No
Dave Robinson Socialist Labour 5831.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Grahame Morris Labour 20,57958.9% Yes
Tara Saville Liberal Democrat 5,59716.0% No
Richard Harrison Conservative 4,79013.7% No
Cheryl Dunn BNP 2,3176.6% No
Martyn Aiken UKIP 1,6314.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Grahame Morris Labour 21,13261.0% Yes
Jonathan Arnott UKIP 6,49118.7% No
Chris Hampsheir Conservative 4,47812.9% No
Luke Armstrong Liberal Democrat 8342.4% No
Susan McDonnell The North East Party 8102.3% No
Martie Warin Green 7332.1% No
Steven Colborn The Socialist Party of Great Britain 1460.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Grahame Morris Labour 23,15263.7% Yes
Barney Campbell Conservative 8,26022.7% No
Susan McDonnell The North East Party 2,3556.5% No
Allyn Roberts UKIP 1,7274.7% No
Tom Hancock Liberal Democrat 4601.3% No
Martie Warin Green 4101.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Grahame Morris Labour 15,72345.5% Yes
Clare Ambrosino Conservative 9,14226.4% No
Julie Maughan Brexit Party 6,74419.5% No
Dominic Haney Liberal Democrat 1,5264.4% No
Susan McDonnell The North East Party 1,4484.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Grahame Morris Labour 16,77448.9% Yes
Lynn Murphy Reform UK 10,23229.8% No
Joanne Howey Conservative 3,75310.9% No
Mary Cartwright The North East Party 1,5814.6% No
Stephen Ashfield Green 1,1733.4% No
Tony Ferguson Liberal Democrat 8112.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 62.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 61.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 58.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 59.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 60.9 pts 1966: Labour margin 62.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 59.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 43.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 47.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 36.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 33.3 pts 1987: Labour margin 51.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 56.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 71.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 66.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 58.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 42.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 42.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 40.9 pts 2019: Labour margin 19.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 19.1 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Easington has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Easington in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Easington in 2024 with 16,774 votes (48.9%), a majority of 6,542 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Easington since 1950?

Since 1950, Easington has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Easington?

The closest result on record for Easington was 2019, when Labour beat Conservative by just 6,581 votes (19.0 percentage points).

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