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The South Shields by-election is an upcoming parliamentary by-election that will be held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Shields. It was triggered by the resignation of the the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) David Miliband, who had held the seat for Labour since 2001. The by-election is scheduled for 2 May 2013 to coincide with local elections across England.
Resignation of David Miliband
The seat became vacant after David Miliband, the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) and former Foreign Secretary, announced on 27 March 2013 that he intended to resign from Parliament, in order to take up a position as head of the International Rescue Committee in New York City. In an interview with the BBC, he also explained that he "feared" his continued involvement in British politics was a "distraction" to his brother Ed's leadership of the Labour Party. Miliband's resignation was formally received on 15 April.
Date
The date for the by-election was scheduled for 2 May 2013 to coincide with local elections across England, although none of those local elections are for councils or positions in South Shields - the nearest elections being for the county councils of Durham and Northumberland, and for the directly elected Mayor of North Tyneside.
Candidates and campaign
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Karen Allen | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Annand | ||||
| UKIP | Richard Elvin | ||||
| Monster Raving Loony | Alan "Howling Laud" Hope | ||||
| Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck | ||||
| Independent | Mr Monkey | ||||
| Independent | John Robertson | ||||
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| Turnout | |||||
The Labour Party selected South Tyneside councillor Emma Lewell-Buck as its candidate on 10 April 2013. Mark Walsh, a fellow councillor, had been considered the favourite to be selected, but withdrew for "personal reasons" hours before the vote.
The Conservative Party selected the previous 2010 candidate Karen Allen to once again stand for the party on 11 April 2013.
The Liberal Democrats chose Hugh Annand as their candidate on 11 April 2013. Annand had previously stood in North East Hertfordshire and has also been chosen as the seventh candidate on their East of England party-list for the 2014 European elections.
The UK Independence Party announced on 7 April 2013 that Richard Elvin would be their candidate. Elvin finished second in the 2012 Middlesbrough by-election with 12% of the vote.
Alan "Howling Laud" Hope, the leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and perennial by-election candidate, is planning to stand as the party's candidate.
John Robertson is planning to stand as an independent. A "mysterious" local blogger, Mr Monkey, is also planning to stand.
Previous election
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| General Election 2010 Turnout: 26,518 (57.7%) +7.0 | Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con | David Miliband | Labour | 18,995 | 52.0 | -8.8 | ||
| Karen Allen | Conservative | 7,886 | 21.6 | +4.0 | ||||
| Stephen Psallidas | Liberal Democrats | 5,189 | 14.2 | -5.0 | ||||
| Donna Watson | BNP | 2,382 | 6.5 | N/A | ||||
| Shirley Ford | Green | 762 | 2.1 | N/A | ||||
| Siamak Kaikavoosi | Independent | 729 | 2.0 | N/A | ||||
| Victor Thompson | Independent | 316 | 0.9 | N/A | ||||
| Sam Navabi | Independent | 168 | 0.5 | N/A | ||||
| Roger Nettleship | Fight for an Anti-War Government | 91 | 0.2 | N/A | ||||
See also
- United Kingdom local elections, 2013
- South Shields by-election, 1918
- South Shields by-election, 1916
- South Shields by-election, 1910
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
- Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election
References
- "David Miliband to step down as MP". BBC News. 27 March 2013.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/12/south-shields-byelection-date-set
- Miliband, David (27 March 2013). Letter to Alan Donnelly, Chair of South Shields Constituency Labour Party.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "David Miliband 'feared being distraction' for Labour". BBC News. 27 March 2013.
- "By-election after Miliband quits". MSN. 15 April 2013.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/12/south-shields-byelection-date-set
- "Female S Tyne councillor wins Labour nomination". Shields Gazette. 10 April 2013.
- Hughes, Andy (10 April 2013). "Shock Withdrawal Of Labour Party Favourite To Replace David Miliband As South Shields MP". Sky Tyne & Wear.
- Candidate announcement Official UKIP Twitter account
- "Labour wins Middlesbrough by-election, with UKIP second". The Mirror.
- "South Shields by-election date is up in the air". Shields Gazette. 4 April 2013.
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