2019 UK local government election
2019 Mansfield District Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
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All 36 seats to Mansfield District Council 19 seats needed for a majority |
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| 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% | |
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.[1] 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
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
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
Hornby
Kings Walk
Between 2017 and 2019 the former Mansfield Independent councillor sat as a Conservative.
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
Ling Forest
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
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
Oakham
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
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
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 | |
References
- ^ District Council election Mansfield District Council