Easington District

Easington District
Easington District
	; Shown within ceremonial County Durham;
History
• Origin	Easington Rural District; Seaham Urban District
• Created	1974
• Abolished	2009
• Succeeded by	County Durham
Status	District
ONS code	20UF
Government	Easington District Council
• HQ	Easington

Easington was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in eastern County Durham, England. It contained the settlements of Easington, Seaham, Peterlee, Murton, Horden, Blackhall, Wingate and Castle Eden. It did not however include Easington Lane which is administered as part of the City of Sunderland.

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

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

The district was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. An electoral ward in the name of Easington still exists. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 7,693.^[2]

Electoral 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