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The South Shields by-election was a by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of South Shields. It was triggered by the resignation of David Miliband the previous Member of Parliament (MP) and former Shadow Foreign Secretary who had held the seat for Labour since 2001. The by-election took place on 2 May 2013 coinciding with local elections across England.The by-election was won by Emma Lewell-Buck of the Labour Party with 50.4% of the vote.
