The 2023 Mansfield District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 36 members of Mansfield District Council in England and the directly-elected Mayor of Mansfield. This was on the same day as the 2023 local elections in England.
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Results by ward (Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Mansfield Independents in dark grey, and independents in light grey) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The council was under no overall control prior to the election, with Labour being the largest party and Labour's Andy Abrahams serving as mayor.[2] At the 2023 elections, Abrahams was re-elected as mayor and Labour won a majority of the seats on the council.[3]
Background
editMansfield is one of the seven non-metropolitan districts within the area administered by Nottinghamshire County Council. Labour controlled Mansfield from its creation in 1973 until 2003.[4] In that election, the Mansfield Independent Forum won a majority of seats, and controlled the council until 2011, when Labour regained control. They held the council until 2019, when the council fell into no overall control. In that election, Labour won 15 seats with 34.3% of the vote, the Mansfield Independents won 13 with 34.6%, independents won 6 with 7.5%, and the Conservatives won 2 with 21.3%. The Labour candidate also won the mayoral election, taking 50.01% once second preferences had been allocated.
New ward boundaries were drawn up for this election, although the number of seats on the council remained 36 (excluding the mayor's seat). The wards of Abbott, Broomhill, Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill, Holly, Kingsway, Ladybrook, Maun Valley, Newgate, Newlands, Peafields, Portland, Ransom Wood, Sandhurst, Woodhouse, and Woodlands have been abolished, and the wards of Bancroft, Central, Holly Forest Town, Kingsway Forest Town, Maun Valley Forest Town, Mill Lane, Newlands Forest Town, Pleasley, Rock Hill, Rufford, Southwell, Thompsons, Vale, Wainwright, and West Bank have been created.[5]
Previous council composition
editAfter 2019 election | Before 2023 election | ||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
Labour | 15 | Labour | 14 | ||
Mansfield Independent | 13 | Mansfield Independent | 13 | ||
Independent | 6 | Independent | 7 | ||
Conservative | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
Changes
edit- Amanda Fisher leaves Labour to sit as an independent
- May 2019: Andy Abrahams (Labour) does not take seat due to election as Mayor of Mansfield; by-election held June 2019
- June 2019: Dave Saunders (Mansfield Independent Forum) wins by-election[6]
- March 2021: Lee Anderson (Conservative) resigns; by-election held May 2021[7]
- May 2021: Robert Elliman (Conservative) wins by-election[8]
- June 2022: Vaughan Hopewell (Mansfield Independent Forum) dies; by-election held September 2022[9]
- September 2022: Paul Henshaw (Labour) wins by-election[10]
Results
edit2023 Mansfield District Council | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Labour | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 69.4% | 43.0 | 9,587 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13.9% | 22.4 | 5,404 | +1.4 | |
Mansfield Independent | 34 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 11.1% | 24.8 | 5,534 | -9.8 | |
Independent | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5.6% | 6.8 | 1,522 | -0.7 | |
Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 149 | New | ||
TUSC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 114 | New | ||
Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28 | New |
Results by ward
editAn asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor.
Bancroft
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Swinscoe* | 286 | 60.0 | N/A | |
Mansfield Independent | Mandy Jackson | 95 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Learmonth | 84 | 17.6 | N/A | |
TUSC | Denis Tooley-Okonkwo | 12 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 477 | ||||
Majority | 191 | 40.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Berry Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andre Camilleri | 457 | 50.7 | +22.4 | |
Mansfield Independent | Stephen Bodle* | 231 | 25.6 | −32.5 | |
Labour | Michelle Laing | 214 | 23.7 | +12.9 | |
Turnout | 902 | ||||
Majority | 226 | 25.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing |
Brick Kiln
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Clay* | 306 | 63.0 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | Faith Bekis | 92 | 18.9 | +6.3 | |
Mansfield Independent | Ben Hollywood | 75 | 15.4 | −5.9 | |
TUSC | Deb Hodson | 13 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Turnout | 486 | ||||
Majority | 214 | 44.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carr Bank
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Michael Abbs | 206 | 45.5 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Stuart Wallace* | 175 | 38.6 | ||
Conservative | Kelvin Peters | 72 | 15.9 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing |
Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Charles Hammersley | 235 | 55.8 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Andy Johnson | 98 | 23.3 | ||
Conservative | Charles Anderson | 70 | 16.6 | ||
TUSC | Paul Tooley-Okonkwo | 18 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout |
Eakring
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Metcalfe | 257 | 41.6 | ||
Conservative | Joshua Charles | 189 | 30.6 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Stewart Rickersey | 172 | 27.8 | ||
Turnout |
Grange Farm
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | June Stendall* | 467 | 55.0 | ||
Labour | Leah Hartshorn | 210 | 24.7 | ||
Conservative | John Roughton | 157 | 18.5 | ||
TUSC | Il-Suna Sato | 15 | 1.8 | ||
Turnout |
Holly Forest Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Mansfield Independent | Martin Wright* | 439 | 62.3 | ||
Labour | Donna Thomas | 165 | 23.4 | ||
Conservative | Bo Hitchmough | 90 | 12.8 | ||
TUSC | Shelly Burnett | 11 | 1.6 | ||
Turnout |
Hornby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Callaghan | 316 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Vic Bobo | 208 | 29.7 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Ruth Ford | 176 | 25.1 | ||
Turnout |
Kings Walk
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Liz Langrick | 218 | 36.1 | ||
Labour | Rouchelle Evans | 211 | 34.9 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Kev Brown* | 109 | 18.0 | ||
Independent | Stephen Harvey | 66 | 10.9 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing |
Kingsway Forest Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angie Jackson | 301 | 43.9 | ||
Conservative | Robert Corden | 234 | 34.1 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Gio Loperfido | 151 | 22.0 | ||
Turnout |
Lindhurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rich Mitchell-Tempest | 281 | 57.8 | ||
Conservative | Neil Smith | 127 | 26.1 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Tom Birchall | 78 | 16.0 | ||
Turnout |
Ling Forest
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Moxon | 223 | 35.6 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Bill Drewett* | 215 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | Zoe Lawrence-Newton | 181 | 28.9 | ||
TUSC | Andrea Dickens | 7 | 1.1 | ||
Turnout |
Manor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Craig Whitby* | 368 | 51.3 | +16.2 | |
Conservative | Paul Lawrence | 212 | 29.5 | −3.9 | |
Mansfield Independent | Jayne Riddin | 138 | 19.2 | −12.3 | |
Turnout | 718 | 29.1 | |||
Majority | 156 | 21.7 | +20 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Market Warsop
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jack Stephenson | 222 | 44.0 | ||
Independent | Debra Barlow* | 172 | 34.1 | ||
Conservative | Rita Townsend | 55 | 10.9 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Joe Johnson | 50 | 9.9 | ||
TUSC | Ruth Truswell | 6 | 1.2 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Maun Valley Forest Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Mansfield Independent | Mick Barton* | 425 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Shane Draper | 207 | 26.5 | ||
Conservative | Keith Townsend | 137 | 17.5 | ||
TUSC | Karen Seymour | 12 | 1.5 | ||
Turnout |
Meden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andy Wetton* | 433 | 61.9 | ||
Conservative | Grant Bembridge | 166 | 23.7 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Denise Answer | 101 | 14.4 | ||
Turnout |
Mill Lane
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Caroline Ellis | 287 | 46.7 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Andrea Russell | 189 | 30.8 | ||
Conservative | Shirley Peters | 138 | 22.5 | ||
Turnout |
Netherfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Hughes | 298 | 54.3 | ||
Independent | Philip Shields* | 135 | 24.6 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Bower | 116 | 21.1 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Newlands Forest Town
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Sid Walker* | 210 | 44.1 | ||
Labour | Andrew Shooter | 158 | 33.2 | ||
Conservative | Pippa Clements | 108 | 22.7 | ||
Turnout |
Oak Tree
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Henshaw* | 186 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | Nick Marks | 149 | 33.6 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Gemma Canlin | 105 | 23.7 | ||
TUSC | Milo Tooley-Okonkwo | 3 | 0.7 | ||
Turnout |
Oakham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stephen North | 357 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | Robert Elliman* | 309 | 38.5 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Craig Sims | 136 | 17.0 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Park Hall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jacob Denness | 299 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | Alice Kurylo | 212 | 29.7 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Dean Ellis | 204 | 28.5 | ||
Turnout |
Penniment
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Stuart Richardson* | 313 | 46.7 | ||
Mansfield Independent | David Smith* | 253 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | Michael Shilladay | 87 | 13.0 | ||
TUSC | Adam Brailsford | 17 | 2.5 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing |
Pleasley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharron Hartshorn | 200 | 48.9 | ||
Conservative | Jak Shuttleworth | 82 | 20.0 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Brian Wheatcroft | 74 | 18.1 | ||
Green | Chris Clarke | 53 | 13.0 | ||
Turnout |
Racecourse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Steve Garner* | 405 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | Rob Kinton | 196 | 27.9 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Vicki Wright | 102 | 14.5 | ||
Turnout |
Rock Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Diana McKenzie | 212 | 43.4 | ||
Independent | Mark Garner | 163 | 33.3 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Shaun Anthoney | 57 | 11.7 | ||
Conservative | Julie Robinson | 57 | 11.7 | ||
Turnout |
Rufford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Mansfield Independent | Barry Answer* | 266 | 38.8 | ||
Labour | Garry Cole | 264 | 38.5 | ||
Conservative | Gareth Corden | 130 | 19.0 | ||
Green | Shaun Thornton | 26 | 3.8 | ||
Turnout |
Sherwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Alan Bell | 279 | 47.6 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Teresa Hanstock* | 193 | 32.9 | ||
Conservative | Emma Camina | 114 | 19.5 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing |
Southwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charlotte Inkle | 265 | 58.4 | ||
Conservative | Elliott Brown | 105 | 23.1 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Craig Vernon | 84 | 18.5 | ||
Turnout |
Thompsons
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sinead Anderson* | 348 | 37.5 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Roger Sutcliffe* | 327 | 35.2 | ||
Labour | Dennis Robinson | 253 | 27.3 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing |
Vale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jane Beachus | 303 | 55.0 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Wendy Cook | 146 | 26.5 | ||
Conservative | Michelle Swain | 83 | 15.1 | ||
Green | Gill Maharjan | 19 | 3.4 | ||
Turnout |
Wainwright
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynn Henshaw | 280 | 56.7 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Ian Sheppard | 115 | 23.3 | ||
Conservative | Beverley Smith | 99 | 20.0 | ||
Turnout |
Warsop Carrs
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Burgin* | 491 | 72.3 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Henson | 110 | 16.2 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Ben Bonser | 57 | 8.4 | ||
Green | Robyn Hendley | 21 | 3.1 | ||
Turnout |
West Bank
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ben Brown | 240 | 36.7 | ||
Labour | Sally Higgins | 208 | 31.8 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Faz Choudhury | 178 | 27.2 | ||
Reform UK | Tony Jones | 28 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout |
Yeoman Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Coxhead* | 339 | 59.0 | ||
Conservative | Andy Tyler | 126 | 21.9 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Stuart Butler | 110 | 19.1 | ||
Turnout |
Changes 2023-2027
editBy-elections
editWest Bank
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Garry Cole | 169 | 38.4 | +6.6 | |
Mansfield Ind. | Faz Choudhury | 142 | 32.3 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Steve Walmsley | 98 | 22.3 | –14.4 | |
Green | Shaun Thornton | 14 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Thorsten Altenkirch | 10 | 2.3 | N/A | |
TUSC | Karen Seymour | 7 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 27 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 440 | 20.1 | |||
Registered electors | 2,195 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.8 |
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