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 BREAKING: Labour NEC decide not to run a candidate in Clacton Labour’s NEC have voted not to run a candidate in Clacton following Nigel Farage’s controversial decision to resign… LabourList Staff 7th July, 2026, 6:32 pm Comment ‘Labour has the chance to save our prison system after years of inaction from the Tories’ Over the past decade or so, an increase in news stories spotlighting chronic overcrowding and violence in UK… Alasdair McDiarmid 7th July, 2026, 6:00 am Uncategorized ‘Make no mistake – Reform could beat us in Greater Manchester, so we need your help again’ I know you’re exhausted. Runcorn, Gorton & Denton, a full set of May elections, and the most consequential… Ben Hobbs 7th July, 2026, 6:00 am
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