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 ‘Why Iceland’s EU referendum matters to British progressives’ On August 29, Icelanders voted on whether to resume EU membership negotiations. The results were decisive, with 47… Boyd Stephen 17th October, 2026, 6:00 am Comment ‘Beyond recruitment: a new fostering plan that offers real hope’ The Labour government’s new national fostering campaign recognises that recruiting more foster carers is only the beginning. To… Anya Sizer 17th October, 2026, 6:00 am Analysis Reform’s rotten culture is exposed At the TUC Congress last month, I picked up a pin badge – mocked up like the Reform… Daniel Green 16th October, 2026, 10:15 am
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