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 Planning ahead Britain desperately needs more housing. It also desperately needs the infrastructure that will support that housing. It needs… Emma Burnell 17th August, 2026, 9:17 am News Scottish Labour leadership election: Who are MPs and MSPs backing? The battle for endorsements is well underway in Scottish Labour as nominations open for the party’s leadership contest.… Daniel Green 17th August, 2026, 9:00 am Comment ‘Cool Britannia?’ Over the last few months, we all know or have heard about a child being sent home from school because… Alistair Strathern MP 17th August, 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
Analysis Planning ahead Britain desperately needs more housing. It also desperately needs the infrastructure that will support that housing. It needs… Emma Burnell 17th August, 2026, 9:17 am
News Scottish Labour leadership election: Who are MPs and MSPs backing? The battle for endorsements is well underway in Scottish Labour as nominations open for the party’s leadership contest.… Daniel Green 17th August, 2026, 9:00 am
Comment ‘Cool Britannia?’ Over the last few months, we all know or have heard about a child being sent home from school because… Alistair Strathern MP 17th August, 2026, 6:00 am
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