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The South Shields seat in the House of Commons. Triggered by vacation of seat by incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Shields on 2 May 2013. It was triggered by the resignation of David Miliband, the previous Member of Parliament (MP) and former Foreign Secretary, who had held the seat for Labour since 2001.[1] The by-election coincided with local elections across England.[2]
The by-election was won by Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party with 50.4% of the vote. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second with 24.2%, with the Conservatives dropping to third with 11.5%. The Liberal Democrats' candidate came seventh with just 1.4%, the Liberals' or Liberal Democrats' lowest share of the vote at a by-election since 1948.[3]
- ^ "David Miliband to step down as MP". BBC News. 27 March 2013.
- ^ "South Shields byelection date set". The Guardian. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ George Eaton "Labour holds South Shields as UKIP takes second", New Statesman, 3 May 2013