2013 South Shields by-election
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The 2013 South Shields by-election was for the UK Parliament constituency of South Shields.[1] The by-election happened because the previous MP, David Miliband, decided he didn't want to be MP anymore. Miliband had the seat since 2001. The by-election happened on 2 May 2013. This was the same day as the local elections around England.[2]
Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party won the by-election. She got 50.4% of the vote. The UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second. The Conservatives lost many votes. They had the third most amount of votes in the by-election.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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
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