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 News Angela Rayner’s treatment shows the double standards that punish the ambition of working class women On 28 March 1980, a girl was born into a working-class family in Stockport. Raised in poverty on… James Barber-Chadwick 6th September, 2025, 9:00 am News Labour reshuffle: Who’s in and who’s out of Starmer’s Cabinet? Following Angela Rayner’s resignation earlier today, Keir Starmer was left with little choice but to launch his Cabinet… LabourList Staff 5th September, 2025, 4:14 pm Analysis Reshuffle: Four key questions as Keir Starmer shakes up top team Following the resignation of Angela Rayner from her government roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State… LabourList Staff 5th September, 2025, 2:41 pm
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