2013 South Shields by-election

by-election in 2013

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]

2013 South Shields by-election

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South Shields seat
  First party Second party
  Blank
Candidate Emma Lewell-Buck Richard Elvin
Party Labour UKIP
Popular vote 12,493 5,988
Percentage 50.4% 24.2%
Swing Decrease1.6% New party

  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Karen Allen Ahmed Khan
Party Conservative Independent
Popular vote 2,857 1,331
Percentage 11.5% 5.4%
Swing Decrease10.1% New party

Map showing the South Shields Parliamentary constituency within the English Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear.

MP before election

David Miliband
Labour

Subsequent MP

Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour

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

  1. "David Miliband to step down as MP". BBC News. 27 March 2013.
  2. "South Shields byelection date set". The Guardian. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. George Eaton "Labour holds South Shields as UKIP takes second", New Statesman, 3 May 2013