2019 Mansfield District Council election

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The 2019 Mansfield District Council election took place on 2 May 2019, to elect all 36 seats to the Mansfield District Council in Nottinghamshire, England.[1] It was prior to the election run by the Mansfield Independent Forum.

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2019 Mansfield District Council election

 2015
2 May 2019
2023 

All 36 seats to Mansfield District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Mansfield Independent Forum Independent
Last election 18 16 0
Seats before 17 19 0
Seats won 15 13 6
Seat change -2 -3 +6
Popular vote 8,155 8,245 1,789
Percentage 34.3% 34.6% 7.5%
Swing -13.6% -3.1% +3.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Conservative UKIP Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 2 New Party
Seats before 1 0 0
Seats won 2 0 0
Seat change +1 -2 0
Popular vote 5,062 540 16
Percentage 21.3% 2.3% 0.1%
Swing +18.3% -5.2% +0.1%

Map of the results (Labour in red, Mansfield Independent Forum in dark grey, independents in light grey, Conservatives in blue)

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

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Election results

As of January 2020 the council composition is:

Labour Party (UK): 14 Mansfield Independent Forum: 14 Independent (politician): 6 Conservative Party UK: 2

Results by ward

Abbott

Answer was elected as a UKIP councillor in 2015 before rejoining the Mansfield Independent Forum.

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Abbott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Barry Answer 481 61.8 N/A
Labour Chris Clarke 205 26.3 −20.7
Conservative Jamie Hemmings 92 11.8 N/A
Turnout
Majority 276 35.5 N/A
Mansfield Independent gain from UKIP Swing N/A
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Berry Hill

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Berry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Andrew Tristram 630 58.1 +4.1
Conservative Cathryn Fletcher 307 28.3 −2.7
Labour Mark Dobb 117 10.8 −4.2
Independent Zenko Bilas 30 2.8 N/A
Turnout
Majority 323 29.8 N/A
Mansfield Independent hold Swing N/A
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Brick Kiln

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Brick Kiln
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terry Clay 292 48.9 −7.1
Mansfield Independent Lee Browne 127 21.3 −22.7
UKIP Daniel Hartshorn 103 17.3 N/A
Conservative Anna Ellis 75 12.6 N/A
Turnout
Majority 165 27.6 +15.6
Labour hold Swing
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Broomhill

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Broomhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marion Bradshaw 242 50.2 +2.1
Mansfield Independent Ian Sheppard 165 34.2 −17.7
Conservative David Fell 75 15.6 N/A
Turnout
Majority 77 16.0 N/A
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent Swing +9.9
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Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill

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Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sonya Ward 378 51 +9.7
Mansfield Independent Ellen Colley 175 23.6 −8.1
UKIP Peter Holder 120 16.2 −10.8
Conservative John Roughton 68 9.1 N/A
Turnout
Majority 203 27.4 +4.4
Labour hold Swing +8.4
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Carr Bank and Ravensdale

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Carr Bank and Ravensdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Stuart Wallace 298 52.1 −1.5
Labour Darren Hunt 189 33 −13.4
Conservative Russell Talbot 85 14.9 N/A
Turnout
Majority 108 29.1 N/A
Mansfield Independent hold Swing -8.2
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Eakring

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Eakring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sinead Anderson 343 40.7 N/A
Mansfield Independent Stewart Rickersey 216 25.6 −36.4
Labour Paul Bradshaw 187 22.2 −15.8
UKIP Alexander Smith 96 11.4 N/A
Turnout
Majority 127 15.1 N/A
Conservative gain from Mansfield Independent Swing N/A
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Grange Farm

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Grange Farm
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent June Stendall 277 33.9 +3.5
Conservative Laura Hemmings 204 25.0 N/A
Mansfield Independent Nick Bennett 179 21.9 N/A
Labour Lesley Wright 156 19.1 −5.3
Turnout
Majority 73 8.9 N/A
Independent gain from Mansfield Independent Swing +13.4
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Holly

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Holly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Martin Wright 500 64.9 −1.1
Labour Jacob Denness 150 19.5 −14.5
Conservative Bo Hitchmough 120 15.6 N/A
Turnout
Majority 350 45.4 +13.4
Mansfield Independent hold Swing -8.4
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Hornby

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Hornby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Steve Bodle 280 43.6 N/A
Labour Joyce Bosnjak 188 29.3 −21.7
Conservative Ricky-Lee Cooke 174 27.1 N/A
Turnout
Majority 98 14.3 N/A
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour Swing +32.7
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Kings Walk

Between 2017 and 2019 the former Mansfield Independent councillor sat as a Conservative.

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Kings Walk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Ben Birchall 238 39.4 −17.1
Conservative Hazel Webster 194 32.1 N/A
Labour Shane Draper 172 28.5 −15.0
Turnout
Majority 44 7.3 −5.6
Mansfield Independent hold Swing -24.6
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Kingsway

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Kingsway
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Fretwell 215 34.2 −7.4
Conservative Kelvin Peters 140 22.3 −5.2
UKIP Allan Dallman 140 22.3 N/A
Mansfield Independent Gio Loperfido 133 21.2 −7.7
Turnout
Majority 75 11.9 −0.8
Labour hold Swing -14.9
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Ladybrook

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Ladybrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Swinscoe 255 49.3 −8.7
Mansfield Independent Denis O'Neil 173 33.5 −3.5
Conservative Kevin Bradley 89 17.2 N/A
Turnout
Majority 82 15.8 −5.2
Labour hold Swing -13.0
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Lindhurst

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Lindhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Roger Sutcliffe 375 41.3 −20.7
Conservative Rob Elliman 367 40.4 N/A
Labour Anne Callaghan 166 18.3 −5.7
Turnout
Majority 8 0.9 −37.1
Mansfield Independent hold Swing N/A
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Ling Forest

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Ling Forest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Bill Drewett 253 38.6 −24.4
Conservative Fiona Burke 204 31.1 N/A
Labour Adrian Harpham 117 17.9 −19.1
UKIP Colleen Smith 81 12.4 N/A
Turnout
Majority 49 7.5 −18.5
Mansfield Independent hold Swing N/A
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Manor

In the 2015 elections, Manor ward went uncontested.

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Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Craig Whitby 289 35.1 N/A
Conservative Bethan Eddy 275 33.4 N/A
Mansfield Independent Damian Bennett 260 31.5 N/A
Turnout 824 35.7
Majority 14 1.7 N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Market Warsop

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Market Warsop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Debra Barlow 273 41.1 N/A
Labour Louise Husband 218 32.8 −30.2
Mansfield Independent Lol Brown 91 13.7 −24.3
Conservative Kristyna Ellis 83 12.5 N/A
Turnout
Majority 65 8.3 N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
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Maun Valley

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Maun Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Mick Barton 482 59 −4.0
Conservative Rob Corden 179 21.9 N/A
Labour Andy Chambers 156 19.1 −17.9
Turnout
Majority 303 37.1 +11.1
Mansfield Independent hold Swing N/A
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Meden

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Meden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Wetton 390 60.9 −10.1
Conservative James Ellis 131 20.5 N/A
Mansfield Independent Denise Answer 119 18.6 −10.4
Turnout
Majority 259 40.4 −1.6
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Netherfield

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Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Phil Shields 323 54.1 +20.1
Labour Michelle Swordy 149 25.0 −11.0
Conservative James Thomas 97 16.2 N/A
Mansfield Independent Ben Donald 28 4.7 N/A
Turnout
Majority 164 29.1 N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
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Newgate

Sissons was originally elected in 2015 for the Mansfield Independent Forum but defected in 2018 with Stephen Garner to sit as an Independent.

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Newgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andy Sissons 243 52.4 N/A
Labour Steve Gapski 131 28.2 −16.8
Mansfield Independent Tris Glenn 56 12.1 −42.9
Conservative Richard Yates 34 7.2 N/A
Turnout
Majority 112 24.2 N/A
Independent gain from Mansfield Independent Swing N/A
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Newlands

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Newlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Sid Walker 342 52.1 N/A
Labour Clare Dobb 194 29.5 −18.5
Conservative Jonathan Williams 121 18.4 N/A
Turnout
Majority 148 22.6 N/A
Mansfield Independent gain from UKIP Swing N/A
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Oakham

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Oakham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Anderson 343 44.5 +13.0
Labour Martin Lee 226 29.3 −4.6
Mansfield Independent Kevin Brown 202 26.2 −8.4
Turnout
Majority 137 15.2 N/A
Conservative gain from Mansfield Independent Swing +10.7
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Oak Tree

Hopewell was previously elected in 2011 and 2015 as the Labour councillor for the ward but later defected.

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Oak Tree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Vaughan Hopewell 274 56.1 +17.1
Labour Hayley Dallman 163 33.4 −27.6
Conservative Janis Clarke 51 10.5 N/A
Turnout
Majority 111 22.7 N/A
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour Swing +22.5
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Park Hall

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Park Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Norman 256 42.5 −19.5
Mansfield Independent Dean Ellis 243 40.3 N/A
Conservative Victor Bobo 104 17.2 N/A
Turnout
Majority 13 2.2 −21.8
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Peafields

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Peafields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Redfern 262 38.3 N/A
Labour Julie Graves 211 30.8 −20.2
Conservative Katerina Roberts 122 17.8 N/A
Mansfield Independent Lee Palmer 89 13.0 −36.0
Turnout
Majority 51 7.5 N/A
Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
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Penniment

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Penniment
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stuart Richardson 304 48.8 −12.2
Mansfield Independent Adrian Nita 226 36.3 −2.7
Conservative Charlie Anderson 93 14.9 N/A
Turnout
Majority 78 12.5 −9.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Portland

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Portland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Lohan 204 52.2 −9.8
Mansfield Independent Faz Choudhury 135 34.5 −3.5
Conservative Shirley Peters 52 13.3 N/A
Turnout
Majority 69 17.7 −6.3
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Racecourse

Garner was originally elected as Mansfield Independent Forum however later left the forum in 2018 to run for mayor as an independent.

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Racecourse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Garner 381 62.0 N/A
Labour Chris Williams 125 20.4 −13.6
Mansfield Independent Shaun Anthony 56 9.1 −55.9
Conservative Ethan Burrell 52 8.5 N/A
Turnout
Majority 256 41.6 N/A
Independent gain from Mansfield Independent Swing N/A
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Ransom Wood

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Ransom Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smart 222 41.6 −15.4
Mansfield Independent Steve Ward 208 39.0 N/A
Conservative Katharine Johnson 104 19.4 N/A
Turnout
Majority 14 2.6 −11.4
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Sandhurst

Due to Andy Abrahams winning the Mayoral election, a by-election took place in Sandhurst on the 27th of June 2019. Dave Saunders went on to win the subsequent by-election.

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Sandhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Abrahams 284 41.6 −1.4
Mansfield Independent Dave Saunders 230 33.7 −23.3
Conservative Helena Sale 152 22.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Rimmer 16 2.4 N/A
Turnout
Majority 54 7.9 N/A
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent Swing N/A
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Sherwood

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Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Teresa Hanstock 225 39.3 −8.7
Labour Paul Henshaw 223 39.0 −13.0
Conservative Caroline Tapken 124 21.7 N/A
Turnout
Majority 2 0.3 N/A
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour Swing N/A
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Warsop Carrs

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Warsop Carrs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Burgin 500 65.5 −6.5
Mansfield Independent Ben Hollywood 145 19.0 −8.0
Conservative Marc Jones 118 15.5 N/A
Turnout
Majority 355 46.5 +0.5
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Woodhouse

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Woodhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Fisher 374 59.3 −6.7
Mansfield Independent Jayne Riddin 185 29.3 −4.7
Conservative Stuart Hickmott 72 11.4 N/A
Turnout
Majority 189 30.0 −2
Labour hold Swing N/A
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Woodlands

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Woodlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Dave Smith 232 41.2 −15.8
Labour Sally Higgins 154 27.4 −15.6
Conservative John Farnath 110 19.5 N/A
UKIP Paul King 67 11.9 N/A
Turnout
Majority 78 13.8 −0.2
Mansfield Independent hold Swing N/A
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Yeoman Hill

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Yeoman Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Coxhead 353 53.9 +3.8
Mansfield Independent Mark Russell 194 29.6 −20.3
Conservative Nicholas Spencer 108 16.5 N/A
Turnout
Majority 159 24.3 +24.1
Labour hold Swing +12.1
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Changes between 2019 and 2023

Sandhurst By-Election

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Sandhurst By-Election 27 June 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mansfield Independent Dave Saunders 227 42.7 +9.0
Labour Michelle Swordy 177 33.3 −8.3
Conservative Catherine Fletcher 71 13.4 −8.9
UKIP Daniel Hartshorn 56 10.5 N/A
Turnout 24.63
Majority 78 13.8 −0.2
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour Swing +8.7
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