Members of Parliament
The seat has been represented since 2001 by David Miliband, who has served as Foreign Secretary from 2007 till Labour's general election defeat of 2010.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1832 | Robert Ingham | Whig | |
| 1841 | John Twizell Wawn | Whig | |
| 1852 | Robert Ingham | Whig | |
| 1868 | James Cochran Stevenson | Liberal | |
| 1895 | William Snowdon Robson, later Baron Robson | Liberal | |
| 1910 by-election | Russell Rea | Liberal | |
| 1916 by-election | Cecil Algernon Cochrane | Liberal | |
| 1918 by-election | Joseph Havelock Wilson CBE | Coalition Liberal and Trade Unionist | |
| 1922 | Edward Harney KC | Liberal | |
| 1929 | James Chuter Ede | Labour | |
| 1931 | Harcourt Johnstone | Liberal | |
| 1935 | James Chuter Ede | Labour | |
| 1964 | Arthur Blenkinsop | Labour | |
| 1979 | David G. Clark | Labour | |
| 2001 | David Miliband | Labour | |
With one exception (Arthur Blenkinsop), every South Shields MP since 1929 has been a cabinet member at some point in their career. Two of them, Chuter Ede (Home Secretary) and Miliband (Foreign Secretary), have held one of the great offices of state while MP for South Shields.
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