Election 97

Easington


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 John Cummings
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 3,588 ( 8.6%)
Labour 97 33,600 (80.2%)
LibDem 97 3,025 ( 7.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,682 ( 4.0%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 62,518
Turnout 97 41,895 (67.0%)



1992 MP John Cummings
Old constituency name Easington
Majority 92 26,390 (56.0%)
Conservative 92 7,879 (16.7%)
Labour 92 34,269 (72.7%)
LibDem 92 5,001 (10.6%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 65,845
Turnout 92 47,149 (71.6%)
Easington



Tory change -8.1%
Labour change +7.5%
Lib Dem change -3.4%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +4.0%
Electorate change -5.1%
Turnout Change -4.6%
Robert Waller wrote

Easington, at the heart of the former Durham coalfield, which includes the New Town of Peterlee, is as safe for Labour's John Cummings as almost any constituency in the country and should remain so.


Super Profiles

161 0.45 9.03 5
106 0.30 11.17 3
1,085 3.03 11.25 27
6,323 17.63 14.70 120
133 0.37 10.45 4
0 0.00 2.81 0
292 0.81 8.01 10
10,995 30.66 15.25 201
11,892 33.17 7.13 465
4,868 13.58 10.17 134