Easington (district)

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Easington District
Shown within County Durham
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	North East England
Admin. County:	County Durham
Area:   Total:	Ranked 212th 144.56 km²
Admin. HQ:	Easington
ONS code:	20UF
Demographics
Population:   Total (2006 est.):   Density:	Ranked 240th 94,000 650 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.2% White
Politics
Easington District Council http://www.placetobe.co.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MPs:	Phil Wilson John Cummings

Easington is a local government district and in eastern County Durham, England. It contains the settlements of Easington, Seaham, Peterlee, Murton, Horden, Blackhall, Wingate and Castle Eden.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Seaham urban district with most of Easington Rural District.

It has the lowest percentage of foreign-born residents in England at 1.2% (2001 census)^[1].

The district will be abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England.

[edit] Electorial divisions

• Blackhalls Blackhalls ward; Nesbitt parish; Sheraton with Hulam parish; Hutton Henry and Station Town parish wards of Hutton Henry parish; Hesleden parish ward of Monk Hesleden parish
• Dawdon Dawdon ward; Seaham Harbour South parish ward of Seaham parish
• Deneside Deneside ward; Westlea parish ward of Seaham parish
• Easington Easington Colliery ward; Easington Village parish; Hawthorn parish
• Horden Horden North ward; Horden South ward
• Murton Murton East ward; Murton West ward
• Peterlee East Dene House ward; Eden Hill ward
• Peterlee West Acre Rigg ward; Howletch ward
• Seaham Seaton with Slingley parish; Seaham Harbour North and Seaham North parish wards of Seaham parish
• Shotton Haswell and Shotton ward; South Hetton parish
• Thornley Thornley and Wheatley Hill ward; Trimdon Foundry parish
• Wingate Passfield ward; Castle Eden parish; Wingate parish

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