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2019 Mansfield District Council election
All 36 seats to Mansfield District Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
	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.^[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

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

References

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