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 ‘The employment rights bill is good for business – but local authorities must drive the delivery’ As the Employment Rights Bill makes its way to becoming law, attention must now turn towards implementing it… John Batteson 28th October, 2025, 10:00 am Comment ‘This is Britain’s quiet emergency. We must act together to end it’ Britain is living through a quiet emergency. Fields are turning to dust after summer droughts, coastal towns are… Olivia Blake 28th October, 2025, 9:00 am Analysis Deputy leadership election: Why did the turnout appear so low? The headline result of Labour’s deputy leadership election was fairly straightforward. Lucy Powell won by a clear margin… James Moules 28th October, 2025, 6:00 am
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