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 ‘Winning like Mamdani: why Labour must get obsessive about the cost of living’ Zohran Mamdani’s surprise success in the New York City Democratic Mayoral primary can be attributed to a number… Dominic Weston 26th July, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘Labour should be proud of Employment Rights Bill – and fight hard to defend it’ In our first year in office, the new Labour Government has started turning the page on 14 years… Rachel Hopkins 26th July, 2025, 6:00 am News ‘We’re back in the mainstream’: Corbyn’s old CLP endorses pro-Starmer slate Once a bastion of Labour’s hard left, Islington North CLP has changed beyond recognition. When Jeremy Corbyn dramatically… Luke O'Reilly 25th July, 2025, 8:32 am
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
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