12th April, 2013, 12:21 pm South Shields by-election date confirmed Mark Ferguson Share this article: The Labour Party will be moving the writ on Monday for the South Shields by-election – after David Miliband formally resigns as an MP. The election date will be set for May 2nd. Tags: By-election / South Shields / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList Comment ‘Why the left should embrace air conditioning as part of climate action’ For the past few years, we have been seeing record-high summer temperatures, and this year has been no… Polly Billington 16th August, 2025, 6:00 am News Suspended Labour councillor found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder A suspended Labour councillor who said far-right protesters should have their throats slit has been cleared of encouraging… Daniel Green 15th August, 2025, 3:20 pm News Oliver Ryan to have Labour whip reinstated in September Burnley MP Oliver Ryan will have the Labour Party whip returned in September when Parliament returns from recess.… Daniel Green 15th August, 2025, 10:34 am
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