SOUTH SHIELDS BY ELECTION

It is being widely reported that David Miliband is to quit as being an MP for SOUTH SHIELDS. The by election is being muted to happen in May.

2012 local election results

2012 locals in South Shields

Beacon and Bents: Lab 43.48% Ind Khan 35.6% Con 6.72% Ind 5.71% BNP 4.77% Lib 1.94% Ind 1.79% Lab gain from Ind
Biddick and All Saints: Lab 67.4% Ind 17.85% BNP 6.01% Con 4.41% Lib 4.29%
Cleadon Park: Lab 45.89% Ind 44.71% Con 9.4%
Harton: Lab 59.53% Progressives 26.43% Con 9.96% Lib 4.08% Lab gain from Prog
Horsley Hill: Lab 53.28% Ind 36.31% Con 7.72% Lib 2.69% Lab gain from Ind
Simonside and Rekendyke: Lab 64.74% Lib 12.72 BNP 11.43% Con 11.1%
West Park: Lab 49.66 Progressives 34.35% Con 10.05% Green 5.94 Lab gain from Progr
Westoe: Lab 47.25 Ind 29.8 Con 12.36 Prog 7.7 Lib 2.89 Lab gain from Ind
Whitburn and Marsden: Lab 76.19 Con 23.81
Whiteleas: Lab 56.26 Ind 30.08 BNP 8.81 Ind 5.9 Con 2.95 Lab gain from Ind


2010 general election result

Name	Party	Votes	%	+/-
David Miliband	Labour	18,995	52.0	-8.8
Karen Allen	Conservative	7,886	21.6	+4.0
Stephen Psallidas	Liberal Democrat	5,189	14.2	-5.0
Donna Watson	British National Party	2,382	6.5	+6.5
Shirley Ford	Green	762	2.1	+2.1
Siamak Kaikavoosi	Independent	729	2.0	+2.0
Victor Thompson	Independent	316	0.9	+0.9
Sam Navabi	Independent	168	0.5	+0.5
Roger Nettleship	Fight for an Anti-War Government	91	0.2	+0.2
Majority		11,109	30.4
Turnout		36,518	57.7	+7.0