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 Analysis ‘Forget New Year – for Labour, discipline done well has to be their year-long resolution’ New Year’s resolutions are hard to keep. We all plan to live healthier and better in January, only… Emma Burnell 1st January, 2026, 9:00 am News EXCLUSIVE: New Year Message from Anna Turley I had no idea at the start of 2025 that I would have the honour of being asked… Anna Turley 31st December, 2025, 11:00 am News Which Labour ministers did the most broadcast interviews in 2025? Bridget Phillipson has dominated the airwaves with the most morning broadcast rounds of government ministers in 2025, LabourList… Daniel Green 31st December, 2025, 12:00 am
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