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 Columnist Paul Nowak column: ‘It’s time for Labour to shout about workers’ rights from the rooftops’ One of the key achievements of this Labour government has been the Employment Rights Act (ERA), which will… Paul Nowak 28th May, 2026, 6:00 am News Milburn Review to set out stark NEETS challenge and call for whole system reform A long-awaited review into youth inactivity warns that without urgent action the number of young people in Britain… Dominic McGrath 28th May, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘No young person should be locked out of participation’ Across my career, I have watched children’s trajectories form earlier than most people realise. By the time a… Jodie Gosling MP 28th May, 2026, 6:00 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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