2019 Mansfield District Council election

2019 Mansfield District Council election

2 May 2019
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

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. It was prior to the election run by the Mansfield Independent Forum.

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.

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

Berry Hill

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

Brick Kiln

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

Broomhill

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

Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill

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

Carr Bank and Ravensdale

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

Eakring

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

Grange Farm

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

Holly

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

Hornby

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

Kings Walk

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

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

Kingsway

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

Ladybrook

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

Lindhurst

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

Ling Forest

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

Manor

In the 2015 elections, Manor ward went uncontested.

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

Market Warsop

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

Maun Valley

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

Meden

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

Netherfield

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

Newgate

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

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

Newlands

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

Oakham

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

Oak Tree

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

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

Park Hall

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

Peafields

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

Penniment

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

Portland

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

Racecourse

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

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

Ransom Wood

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

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.

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

Sherwood

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

Warsop Carrs

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

Woodhouse

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

Woodlands

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

Yeoman Hill

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

Changes between 2019 and 2023

Sandhurst By-Election

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