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 ‘Yvette Cooper must pair crisis management with a bold Africa strategy’ Yvette Cooper’s first weeks as Foreign Secretary have been a baptism of fire. An Israeli strike in Doha… Ernest Ambe 7th October, 2025, 7:00 am Labour conference 2025 Labour making a ‘mistake’ to focus entirely on Reform, Sir John Curtice warns Sir John Curtice has warned Labour that Reform UK is not their only electoral threat, with left-wing parties… James Moules 7th October, 2025, 6:00 am Comment ‘Done right, digital ID could restore trust in the state’ Trust is the lifeblood of any modern democracy, and the foundation of every successful digital system. And so,… Dan Howl 7th October, 2025, 6:00 am
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