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| Emma Lewell-Buck to fight South Shields seat for Labour | Emma Lewell-Buck to fight South Shields seat for Labour |
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| Labour Party members in South Shields have chosen their candidate for the by-election triggered by former foreign secretary David Miliband's resignation. | Labour Party members in South Shields have chosen their candidate for the by-election triggered by former foreign secretary David Miliband's resignation. |
| South Tyneside councillor Emma Lewell-Buck, 34, will contest the seat. | South Tyneside councillor Emma Lewell-Buck, 34, will contest the seat. |
| Mrs Lewell-Buck, a social worker, said she was "incredibly passionate" about the area. | Mrs Lewell-Buck, a social worker, said she was "incredibly passionate" about the area. |
| Karen Allen will stand for the Conservatives, Hugh Annand for the Liberal Democrats, and Richard Elvin is the UK Independence Party candidate. | Karen Allen will stand for the Conservatives, Hugh Annand for the Liberal Democrats, and Richard Elvin is the UK Independence Party candidate. |
| TV comic Simon Brodkin will stand for Lee Nelson's Well Good Party, named after the eponymous character created for his BBC3 series. | TV comic Simon Brodkin will stand for Lee Nelson's Well Good Party, named after the eponymous character created for his BBC3 series. |
| Nominations are due to close at 16:00 BST, 19 April. | |
| Mr Miliband announced last month he was standing down to take up a role with the International Rescue Committee in New York. | Mr Miliband announced last month he was standing down to take up a role with the International Rescue Committee in New York. |
| Soon afterwards he resigned from his position on the board of Sunderland Football Club in protest at the "past political statements" of new head coach Paolo Di Canio. | Soon afterwards he resigned from his position on the board of Sunderland Football Club in protest at the "past political statements" of new head coach Paolo Di Canio. |
| Labour said Mrs Lewell-Buck was a direct descendant of William Wouldhave, considered by some to be the inventor of the lifeboat. | Labour said Mrs Lewell-Buck was a direct descendant of William Wouldhave, considered by some to be the inventor of the lifeboat. |
| Mr Annand has a background in manufacturing and is the great-grandson of a former editor of the Shields Gazette. | Mr Annand has a background in manufacturing and is the great-grandson of a former editor of the Shields Gazette. |
| Mr Elvin is the chairman of UKIP's North East regional committee. | Mr Elvin is the chairman of UKIP's North East regional committee. |
| Labour has held the seat since 1935. A date for the poll has not yet been set. | Labour has held the seat since 1935. A date for the poll has not yet been set. |