2023 English local election
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.
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
Mansfield 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
Changes
- 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
[11] 2023 Mansfield District Council |
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
An asterisk denotes an incumbent councillor.
Bancroft
Bancroft[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Brick Kiln
Brick Kiln[12] Party | 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
Central
Central[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Eakring[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Metcalfe | 257 | 41.6 | |
| Conservative | Joshua Charles | 189 | 30.6 | |
| Mansfield Independent | Stewart Rickersey | 172 | 27.8 | |
Turnout | | |
Grange Farm
Grange Farm[12] Party | 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
Holly Forest Town[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Kings Walk
Kingsway Forest Town
Kingsway Forest Town[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Angie Jackson | 301 | 43.9 | |
| Conservative | Robert Corden | 234 | 34.1 | |
| Mansfield Independent | Gio Loperfido | 151 | 22.0 | |
Turnout | | |
Lindhurst
Lindhurst[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rich Mitchell-Tempest | 281 | 57.8 | |
| Conservative | Neil Smith | 127 | 26.1 | |
| Mansfield Independent | Tom Birchall | 78 | 16.0 | |
Turnout | | |
Ling Forest
Ling Forest[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Manor[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Maun Valley Forest Town
Maun Valley Forest Town[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Mill Lane
Mill Lane[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Caroline Ellis | 287 | 46.7 | |
| Mansfield Independent | Andrea Russell | 189 | 30.8 | |
| Conservative | Shirley Peters | 138 | 22.5 | |
Turnout | | |
Netherfield
Netherfield[12] Party | 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
Newlands Forest Town[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Mansfield Independent | Sid Walker* | 210 | 44.1 | |
| Labour | Andrew Shooter | 158 | 33.2 | |
| Conservative | Pippa Clements | 108 | 22.7 | |
Turnout | | |
Oak Tree
Oak Tree[12] Party | 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
Oakham[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| 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
Penniment
Pleasley
Pleasley[12] Party | 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
Rock Hill
Rufford
Sherwood
Southwell
Thompsons
Vale
Wainwright
Warsop Carrs
West Bank
Yeoman Hill
References
- ^ "Mick Barton". Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Councillors". Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mansfield District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "The Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/777, retrieved 1 May 2023
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sandhurst Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Spridgeon, Dale (17 March 2021). "Ashfield MP Lee Anderson quits as Mansfield councillor". Chad. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oakham Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "The death of Councillor Vaughan Hopewell". Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oak Tree Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Mansfield result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Statement of Persons Nominated". Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 13 April 2023.