2013 South Shields by-election
Result

Election
Political result
Political result
Candidate
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
±%
South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
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Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour
12,493
50.4
−1.6
South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Richard Elvin
UKIP
5,988
24.2
N/A
-
South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Karen Allen
Conservative
2,857
11.5
−10.1
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South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Ahmed Khan
Independent
1,331
5.4
N/A
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South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Phil Brown
Independent Socialist Party
750
3.0
N/A
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South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Dorothy Brookes
BNP
711
2.9
−3.6
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South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Hugh Annand
Liberal Democrat
352
1.4
−12.8
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South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Alan "Howling Laud" Hope
Monster Raving Loony
197
0.8
N/A
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South Shields by-election, 2013 Resignation of David Miliband Electorate: 62,979 Turnout: 24,780 (39.3%) −18.4
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Labour hold Majority: 6,505 (26.3%) −4.1
Thomas Darwood
Independent
57
0.2
N/A
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General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
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David Miliband
Labour
18,995
52.0
8.8
General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Karen Allen
Conservative
7,886
21.6
+4.0
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General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Stephen Psallidas
Liberal Democrat
5,189
14.2
5.0
-
General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Donna Watson
BNP
2,382
6.5
N/A
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General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Shirley Ford
Green
762
2.1
N/A
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General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Siamak Kaikavoosi
Independent
729
2.0
N/A
-
General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Victor Thompson
Independent
316
0.9
N/A
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General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Sam Navabi
Independent
168
0.5
N/A
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General Election 2010 Electorate: 64,084 Turnout: 36,518 (57.7%) +7.0
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Labour hold Majority: 11,109 (30.4%) −10.4 Swing: -6.4% from Lab to Con
Roger Nettleship
Fight for an Anti-War Government
91
0.2
N/A
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Question: What were the names and vote percentages for the second- and third-place parties in the 2013 South Shield election?
Answer: UKIP came second with 24.2% of the votes, and the Conservatives dropped to a third with 11.5% of the votes.