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The 2015 Mansfield District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Mansfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Council composition
[edit]As of November 2018, there are 17 Mansfield Independent Forum councilors, 17 Labour councillors, 2 Mansfield South Independent and 1 Conservative Party councilor. As such, the Mansfield Independent Forum have a majority of 1 seat on the council.
Overall election results
[edit]Mansfield District Council (summary of overall results)
[edit]- 1 Mayor elected, Mansfield Independent Forum
- 18 Labour Councillors
- 16 Mansfield Independent Forum Councillors
- 2 UKIP Councillors
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 18 | 1 | 9 | ![]() |
50 | 20,493 | |||
Mansfield Independent | 16 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
44 | 16,119 | |||
UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 3,204 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 1,362 | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 1,259 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 207 | |||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | 120 |
Results by ward
[edit]Abbott
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Barry Answer | 705 | 53 | ||
Labour | Donna Thomas | 626 | 47 | ||
Turnout | 1331 | 62.2 | |||
Majority | 79 | 6 | N/A | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Berry Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Andrew Tristram | 876 | 54 | ||
Conservative | Clair Brown | 503 | 31 | ||
Labour | Mike Abbs | 245 | 15 | ||
Turnout | 1624 | 73 | |||
Majority | 373 | 23 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Brick Kiln
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Clay | 712 | 56 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Michelle Witham | 559 | 44 | ||
Turnout | 1271 | 56.7 | |||
Majority | 163 | 12 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Broomhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Ian Sheppard | 543 | 51.9 | ||
Labour | Denis O'Neill | 504 | 48.1 | ||
Turnout | 1047 | 46.2 | |||
Majority | 39 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Bull Farm & Pleasley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sonya Ward | 550 | 41.3 | ||
Independent | Mick Colley | 422 | 31.7 | ||
UKIP | Samuel Kulasingham | 357 | 27 | ||
Turnout | 1329 | 56.4 | |||
Majority | 128 | 23 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Carr Bank
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Stuart Wallace | 576 | 53.6 | ||
Labour | John Coxhead | 500 | 46.4 | ||
Turnout | 1076 | 56.6 | |||
Majority | 76 | 7.2 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Eakring
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Stewart Rickersey | 902 | 62 | ||
Labour | Samantha Hartshorn | 552 | 38 | ||
Turnout | 1454 | 68.1 | |||
Majority | 350 | 24 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Grange Farm
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Ron Jelley | 685 | 45.2 | ||
Independent | June Stendall | 461 | 30.4 | ||
Labour | Stuart Moody | 370 | 24.4 | ||
Turnout | 1516 | 64.5 | |||
Majority | 224 | 14.8 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Holly
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Martin Wright | 979 | 66 | ||
Labour | Mark Fretwell | 505 | 34 | ||
Turnout | 1484 | 61.6 | |||
Majority | 474 | 32 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Hornby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce Bosnjak | 660 | 51 | ||
UKIP | David Hamilton | 599 | 46 | ||
TUSC | Paul Tooley-Onkonkwo | 34 | 3 | ||
Turnout | 1293 | 63 | |||
Majority | 61 | 5 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Kings Walk
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Stephen Harvey | 707 | 56.5 | ||
Labour | James Gibson | 544 | 43.5 | ||
Turnout | 1251 | 57.8 | |||
Majority | 163 | 13 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
In May 2017, MDC Chairman, Councillor Stephen Harvey joined the Conservative Party and became the only Conservative member of the council
Kingsway
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nick Bennett | 523 | 41.6 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Adrian Nita | 364 | 28.9 | ||
Conservative | Giovanni Loperfido | 346 | 27.5 | ||
Independent | Zenko Bilas | 26 | 2 | ||
Turnout | 1259 | 59.6 | |||
Majority | 159 | 12.7 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Ladybrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sally Higgins | 624 | 58 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Karen Garner | 397 | 37 | ||
TUSC | Nathan Glyn Millership Sharpe | 56 | 5 | ||
Turnout | 1077 | 46.2 | |||
Majority | 227 | 21 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Lindhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Roger Sutcliffe | 914 | 62 | ||
Labour | Alan Spencer | 351 | 24 | ||
Green | Jon Leighton | 207 | 14 | ||
Turnout | 1472 | 71.24 | |||
Majority | 563 | 38 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Ling Forest
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Bill Drewett | 909 | 63 | ||
Labour | Charles Hammersley | 538 | 37 | ||
Turnout | 1447 | 66.9 | |||
Majority | 371 | 26 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Manor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Katrina Atherton | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Market Warsop
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Kerr | 785 | 63 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Sam Roach | 468 | 37 | ||
Turnout | 1253 | 52.9 | |||
Majority | 317 | 26 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Maun Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Michael Barton | 951 | 63 | ||
Labour | Colin Clayton | 561 | 37 | ||
Turnout | 1512 | 60 | |||
Majority | 390 | 26 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Meden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Wetton | 932 | 71 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Darren Kirk | 384 | 29 | ||
Turnout | 1316 | 61.5 | |||
Majority | 548 | 42 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Netherfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sharon Adey | 475 | 36 | ||
Independent | Philip Shields | 453 | 34 | ||
UKIP | Andrea Hamilton | 371 | 28 | ||
TUSC | Karen Seymour | 30 | 2 | ||
Turnout | 1329 | 66.3 | |||
Majority | 22 | 2 | N/A | ||
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing | N/A |
Newgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Andy Sissons | 523 | 55 | ||
Labour | Paul Henshaw | 431 | 45 | ||
Turnout | 954 | 46.5 | |||
Majority | 92 | 10 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Newlands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Sid Walker | 679 | 53 | ||
Labour | Anna Drozdz | 615 | 48 | ||
Turnout | 1294 | 54 | |||
Majority | 64 | 5 | N/A | ||
UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Oakham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Kevin Brown | 452 | 34.6 | ||
Labour | Denise Moody | 441 | 33.85 | ||
Conservative | Stephanie Stewardson | 410 | 31.45 | ||
Turnout | 1303 | 69.6 | |||
Majority | 11 | 0.75 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Oak Tree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vaughan Hopewell | 552 | 61 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Darren Bacon | 351 | 39 | ||
Turnout | 903 | 45.7 | |||
Majority | 199 | 22 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Park Hall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Norman | 820 | 62 | ||
UKIP | John Pawlik | 493 | 38 | ||
Turnout | 1313 | 55.9 | |||
Majority | 327 | 24 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Peafields
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lesley Wright | 704 | 51 | ![]() | |
Mansfield Independent | Lee Palmer | 677 | 49 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1381 | 61 | |||
Majority | 27 | 2 | ![]() | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Penniment
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Richardson | 716 | 61 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Paul Watkins | 454 | 39 | ||
Turnout | 1170 | 54.8 | |||
Majority | 262 | 22 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Portland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Lohan | 429 | 62 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Maria Gibson | 261 | 38 | ||
Turnout | 690 | 24 | |||
Majority | 168 | 26 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Racecourse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Steve Garner | 821 | 66 | ||
Labour | Chris Winterton | 416 | 34 | ||
Turnout | 1237 | 58.3 | |||
Majority | 396 | 32 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Ransom Wood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Smart | 638 | 57 | ||
UKIP | Paul Hollingworth | 484 | 43 | ||
Turnout | 1122 | 53.6 | |||
Majority | 154 | 14 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Sandhurst
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | Dave Saunders | 716 | 57 | ||
Labour | Adrian Harpham | 528 | 43 | ||
Turnout | 1244 | 57.2 | |||
Majority | 188 | 14 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A |
Sherwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean McCallum | 595 | 52 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Paul Piercy | 532 | 48 | ||
Turnout | 1127 | 58.9 | |||
Majority | 63 | 4 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Warsop Carrs
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Crawford | 1,069 | 73 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Foysal Choudhury | 391 | 27 | ||
Turnout | 1460 | 58.3 | |||
Majority | 678 | 46 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Woodhouse
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amanda Fisher | 840 | 66 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Linda Davidson | 421 | 34 | ||
Turnout | 1261 | 52.8 | |||
Majority | 419 | 32 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Woodlands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mansfield Independent | David Smith | 569 | 57 | ||
Labour | Christopher Revill | 421 | 43 | ||
Turnout | 990 | 56.2 | |||
Majority | 148 | 14 | N/A | ||
Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Yeoman Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lee Probert | 721 | 50.1 | ||
Mansfield Independent | Neil Williams | 716 | 49.9 | ||
Turnout | 1437 | 56.1 | |||
Majority | 5 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Changes between 2015 and 2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Coxhead | 278 | 45.7 | ![]() | |
Mansfield Independent | Neil Williams | 148 | 24.3 | ![]() | |
UKIP | David Hamilton | 105 | 17.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Daniel Redfern | 41 | 6.7 | ![]() | |
Independent | Phil Shields | 36 | 5.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 130 | 21.3 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 608 | 23.5% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Burgin | 285 | 47.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | Debra Barlow | 211 | 35.5 | ![]() | |
UKIP | Raymond Forster | 74 | 12.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Daniel Redfern | 25 | 4.2 | ![]() | |
Majority | 74 | 12.4 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 595 | 22.2% | −36.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "2015 Declarations for District Elections".