Mansfield Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 36 seats in 36 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Mansfield has a directly elected Labour mayor. Labour hold 26 of the 36 council seats. The council has 36 councillors in 36 wards. Seats by party: Labour 26, Conservative 4, Reform 3, Other 3. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour mayor

36 seats - 19 for a majority

Reform 3Labour 26Conservative 4Other 3

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +3 Labour +1 Conservative −1 Other −3

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (36 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour43.2%25

Other31.8%6

Conservative24.3%5

Green0.5%0

Reform0.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 36 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 26

majority of 16; 19 needed

Closest result

Rufford

Mansfield Independents won by 2 votes over Labour, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

West Bank

Labour gain from Conservative, 20 June 2024 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

71%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReformIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 36 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Bancroft Sue Swinscoe	4 May 2023 Labour 60.0% lead 40.1 pts
Berry Hill Andre Camilleri	4 May 2023 Conservative 50.7% lead 25.1 pts
Brick Kiln Terry Clay	4 May 2023 Labour 63.0% lead 44.1 pts
Carr Bank Michael Abbs	4 May 2023 Labour 45.5% lead 6.9 pts
Central Charles Hammersley	4 May 2023 Labour 55.8% lead 32.5 pts
Eakring John Metcalfe	4 May 2023 Labour 41.6% lead 11.0 pts
Grange Farm June Stendall	4 May 2023 Independent 55.0% lead 30.3 pts
Holly Forest Town Martin Wright	4 May 2023 Mansfield Independents 62.3% lead 38.9 pts
Hornby Anne Callaghan	4 May 2023 Labour 45.1% lead 15.4 pts
Kings Walk Liz Langrick	4 May 2023 Conservative 36.1% lead 1.2 pts
Kingsway Forest Town Angie Jackson	4 May 2023 Labour 43.9% lead 9.8 pts
Lindhurst Rich Tempest-Mitchell	4 May 2023 Labour 58.2% lead 31.9 pts
Ling Forest Nigel Moxon	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.6% lead 1.3 pts
Manor Craig Whitby	4 May 2023 Labour 51.3% lead 21.8 pts
Market Warsop Jack Stephenson	4 May 2023 Labour 44.0% lead 9.9 pts
Maun Valley Forest Town Mick Barton	4 May 2023 Mansfield Independents 54.4% lead 27.9 pts
Meden Andy Wetton	4 May 2023 Labour 61.9% lead 38.2 pts
Mill Lane Caroline Ellis	4 May 2023 Labour 47.0% lead 16.1 pts
Netherfield David Hughes	4 May 2023 Labour 54.3% lead 29.7 pts
Newlands Forest Town Sidney Walker	4 May 2023 Mansfield Independents 44.1% lead 10.9 pts
Oak Tree Paul Henshaw	4 May 2023 Labour 42.0% lead 8.4 pts
Oakham Stephen North	4 May 2023 Labour 44.5% lead 6.0 pts
Park Hall Jacob Denness	4 May 2023 Labour 41.8% lead 12.1 pts
Penniment Stuart Richardson	4 May 2023 Labour 46.7% lead 8.9 pts
Pleasley Sharron Hartshorn	4 May 2023 Labour 48.9% lead 28.9 pts
Racecourse Stephen Garner	4 May 2023 Independent 57.6% lead 29.7 pts
Rock Hill Diana Mckenzie	4 May 2023 Labour 43.4% lead 10.1 pts
Rufford Barry Answer	4 May 2023 Mansfield Independents 38.8% lead 0.3 pts
Sherwood Alan Bell	4 May 2023 Labour 47.6% lead 14.7 pts
Southwell Charlotte Inkle	4 May 2023 Labour 58.4% lead 35.3 pts
Thompsons Sinead Anderson	4 May 2023 Conservative 37.5% lead 2.3 pts
Vale Jane Beachus	4 May 2023 Labour 55.0% lead 28.5 pts
Wainwright Lynn Henshaw	4 May 2023 Labour 56.7% lead 33.4 pts
Warsop Carrs Andrew Burgin	4 May 2023 Labour 72.3% lead 56.1 pts
West Bank Garry Cole	4 May 2023 Conservative 36.7% lead 4.9 pts
Yeoman Hill John Coxhead	4 May 2023 Labour 59.0% lead 37.1 pts

Bancroft

Sue Swinscoe Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour60.0%

Mansfield Independents19.9%

Conservative17.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Swinscoe Elected	Labour	286	60.0%
Mandy Christine Jackson	Mansfield Independents	95	19.9%
Robert Learmonth	Conservative	84	17.6%
Denise Nneka Tooley-Okonkwo	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	12	2.5%

Berry Hill

Andre Camilleri Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative50.7%

Mansfield Independents25.6%

Labour23.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andre Philip Camilleri Elected	Conservative	457	50.7%
Steve Bodle	Mansfield Independents	231	25.6%
Michelle Laing	Labour	214	23.7%

Brick Kiln

Terry Clay Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour63.0%

Conservative18.9%

Mansfield Independents15.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Terry Clay Elected	Labour	306	63.0%
Faith Bekis	Conservative	92	18.9%
Ben Hollywood	Mansfield Independents	75	15.4%
Deborah Jane Hannah Hodson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	13	2.7%

Carr Bank

Michael Abbs Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour45.5%

Mansfield Independents38.6%

Conservative15.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael Antony Abbs Elected	Labour	206	45.5%
Stuart Wilson Wallace	Mansfield Independents	175	38.6%
Kelvin Gene Peters	Conservative	72	15.9%

Central

Charles Hammersley Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour55.8%

Mansfield Independents23.3%

Conservative16.6%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles Ian Hammersley Elected	Labour	235	55.8%
Andy Johnson	Mansfield Independents	98	23.3%
Charles Anderson	Conservative	70	16.6%
Paul Tooley-Okonkwo	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	18	4.3%

Eakring

John Metcalfe Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour41.6%

Conservative30.6%

Mansfield Independents27.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Christopher Peter Metcalfe Elected	Labour	257	41.6%
Joshua Kevin Charles	Conservative	189	30.6%
Stewart Edward Rickersey	Mansfield Independents	172	27.8%

Grange Farm

June Stendall Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent55.0%

Labour24.7%

Conservative18.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
June Stendall Elected	Independent	467	55.0%
Leah Jade Hartshorn	Labour	210	24.7%
John Kenneth Roughton	Conservative	157	18.5%
Il-Suna Petek Sato	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	15	1.8%

Holly Forest Town

Martin Wright Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Mansfield Independents62.3%

Labour23.4%

Conservative12.8%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Wright Elected	Mansfield Independents	439	62.3%
Donna Marie Thomas	Labour	165	23.4%
Bo Hitchmough	Conservative	90	12.8%
Shelly Burnett	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	11	1.6%

Hornby

Anne Callaghan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour45.1%

Conservative29.7%

Mansfield Independents25.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anne Callaghan Elected	Labour	316	45.1%
Vic Bobo	Conservative	208	29.7%
Ruth Ford	Mansfield Independents	176	25.1%

Kings Walk

Liz Langrick Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative36.1%

Labour34.9%

Mansfield Independents18.0%

Independent10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Liz Langrick Elected	Conservative	218	36.1%
Rouchelle Lorna Evans	Labour	211	34.9%
Kev Brown	Mansfield Independents	109	18.0%
Stephen Harvey	Independent	66	10.9%

Kingsway Forest Town

Angie Jackson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour43.9%

Conservative34.1%

Mansfield Independents22.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Angie Jackson Elected	Labour	301	43.9%
Robert Arthur Corden	Conservative	234	34.1%
Gio Loperfido	Mansfield Independents	151	22.0%

Lindhurst

Rich Tempest-Mitchell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour58.2%

Conservative26.3%

Mansfield Independents15.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rich Tempest-Mitchell Elected	Labour	281	58.2%
Neil Paul Smith	Conservative	127	26.3%
Tom Birchall	Mansfield Independents	75	15.5%

Ling Forest

Nigel Moxon Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative35.6%

Mansfield Independents34.3%

Labour28.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nigel David Moxon Elected	Conservative	223	35.6%
Bill Drewett	Mansfield Independents	215	34.3%
Zoe Newton-Lawrence	Labour	181	28.9%
Andrea Dickens	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	7	1.1%

Manor

Craig Whitby Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour51.3%

Conservative29.5%

Mansfield Independents19.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Craig Lea Whitby Elected	Labour	368	51.3%
Paul Simon Lawrence	Conservative	212	29.5%
Jayne Riddin	Mansfield Independents	138	19.2%

Market Warsop

Jack Stephenson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour44.0%

Independent34.1%

Conservative10.9%

Mansfield Independents9.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack William Lewis Stephenson Elected	Labour	222	44.0%
Debra Louise Barlow	Independent	172	34.1%
Rita Bernadette Townsend	Conservative	55	10.9%
Joe Johnson	Mansfield Independents	50	9.9%
Ruth Truswell	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	6	1.2%

Maun Valley Forest Town

Mick Barton Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Mansfield Independents54.4%

Labour26.5%

Conservative17.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mick Barton Elected	Mansfield Independents	425	54.4%
Shane Andrew Roy Draper	Labour	207	26.5%
Keith Townsend	Conservative	137	17.5%
Karen Rachel Mary Seymour	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	12	1.5%

Meden

Andy Wetton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour61.9%

Conservative23.7%

Mansfield Independents14.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Wetton Elected	Labour	433	61.9%
Grant Bembridge	Conservative	166	23.7%
Denise Answer	Mansfield Independents	101	14.4%

Mill Lane

Caroline Ellis Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour47.0%

Mansfield Independents30.9%

Conservative22.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Caroline Ellis Elected	Labour	287	47.0%
Andrea Russell	Mansfield Independents	189	30.9%
Shirley Elizabeth Peters	Conservative	135	22.1%

Netherfield

David Hughes Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour54.3%

Independent24.6%

Conservative21.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Hughes Elected	Labour	298	54.3%
Philip Shields	Independent	135	24.6%
Tim Bower	Conservative	116	21.1%

Newlands Forest Town

Sidney Walker Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Mansfield Independents44.1%

Labour33.2%

Conservative22.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sid Walker Elected	Mansfield Independents	210	44.1%
Andrew Shooter	Labour	158	33.2%
Pippa Clements	Conservative	108	22.7%

Oak Tree

Paul Henshaw Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour42.0%

Conservative33.6%

Mansfield Independents23.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Nigel Henshaw Elected	Labour	186	42.0%
Nick Marks	Conservative	149	33.6%
Gemma Canlin	Mansfield Independents	105	23.7%
Milo Tooley-Okonkwo	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	3	0.7%

Oakham

Stephen North Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour44.5%

Conservative38.5%

Mansfield Independents17.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen John North Elected	Labour	357	44.5%
Robert Philip Elliman	Conservative	309	38.5%
Craig Sims	Mansfield Independents	136	17.0%

Park Hall

Jacob Denness Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour41.8%

Conservative29.7%

Mansfield Independents28.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jacob Denness Elected	Labour	299	41.8%
Alice Mary Kurylo	Conservative	212	29.7%
Dean Ellis	Mansfield Independents	204	28.5%

Penniment

Stuart Richardson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour46.7%

Mansfield Independents37.8%

Conservative13.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Richardson Elected	Labour	313	46.7%
David Smith	Mansfield Independents	253	37.8%
Michael Roger Shilladay	Conservative	87	13.0%
Adam Nigel Brailsford	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	17	2.5%

Pleasley

Sharron Hartshorn Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour48.9%

Conservative20.0%

Mansfield Independents18.1%

Green13.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sharron Hartshorn Elected	Labour	200	48.9%
Jak Daniel Shuttleworth	Conservative	82	20.0%
Brian Wheatcroft	Mansfield Independents	74	18.1%
Chris Clarke	Green	53	13.0%

Racecourse

Stephen Garner Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent57.6%

Labour27.9%

Mansfield Independents14.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Garner Elected	Independent	405	57.6%
Rob Kinton	Labour	196	27.9%
Vicki Wright	Mansfield Independents	102	14.5%

Rock Hill

Diana Mckenzie Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour43.4%

Independent33.3%

Conservative11.7%

Mansfield Independents11.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Diana Camille McKenzie Elected	Labour	212	43.4%
Mark Stephen Garner	Independent	163	33.3%
Julie Robinson	Conservative	57	11.7%
Shaun Anthoney	Mansfield Independents	57	11.7%

Rufford

Barry Answer Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Mansfield Independents38.8%

Labour38.5%

Conservative19.0%

Green3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Barry Answer Elected	Mansfield Independents	266	38.8%
Garry Richard Cole	Labour	264	38.5%
Gareth Corden	Conservative	130	19.0%
Shaun Dennis Thornton	Green	26	3.8%

Sherwood

Alan Bell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour47.6%

Mansfield Independents32.9%

Conservative19.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Bell Elected	Labour	279	47.6%
Teresa Joan Hanstock	Mansfield Independents	193	32.9%
Emma Camina	Conservative	114	19.5%

Southwell

Charlotte Inkle Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour58.4%

Conservative23.1%

Mansfield Independents18.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlotte Ruth Inkle Elected	Labour	265	58.4%
Elliott Marcus Brown	Conservative	105	23.1%
Craig Vernon	Mansfield Independents	84	18.5%

Thompsons

Sinead Anderson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative37.5%

Mansfield Independents35.2%

Labour27.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sinead Anne Anderson Elected	Conservative	348	37.5%
Roger Sutcliffe	Mansfield Independents	327	35.2%
Dennis Robinson	Labour	253	27.3%

Vale

Jane Beachus Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour55.0%

Mansfield Independents26.5%

Conservative15.1%

Green3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jane Moody Elected	Labour	303	55.0%
Wendy Cook	Mansfield Independents	146	26.5%
Michelle Patricia Swain	Conservative	83	15.1%
Gill Maharjan	Green	19	3.4%

Wainwright

Lynn Henshaw Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour56.7%

Mansfield Independents23.3%

Conservative20.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lynn Henshaw Elected	Labour	280	56.7%
Ian Sheppard	Mansfield Independents	115	23.3%
Beverley Smith	Conservative	99	20.0%

Warsop Carrs

Andrew Burgin Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour72.3%

Conservative16.2%

Mansfield Independents8.4%

Green3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Andy Burgin Elected	Labour	491	72.3%
Barbara Henson	Conservative	110	16.2%
Ben Bonser	Mansfield Independents	57	8.4%
Robyn Hendley	Green	21	3.1%

West Bank

Garry Cole Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative36.7%

Labour31.8%

Mansfield Independents27.2%

Reform4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ben Brown Elected	Conservative	240	36.7%
Sally Anne Higgins	Labour	208	31.8%
Faz Choudhury	Mansfield Independents	178	27.2%
Tony Jones	Reform	28	4.3%

Last by-election, 20 June 2024

Labour38.4%

Mansfield Independents32.3%

Conservative22.3%

Green3.2%

Lib Dem2.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Garry Richard Cole Elected	Labour	169	38.4%
Faz Choudhury	Mansfield Independents	142	32.3%
Steve Walmsley	Conservative	98	22.3%
Shaun Dennis Thornton	Green	14	3.2%
Thorsten Altenkirch	Lib Dem	10	2.3%
Karen Rachel Mary Seymour	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	7	1.6%

Yeoman Hill

John Coxhead Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour59.0%

Conservative21.9%

Mansfield Independents19.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Coxhead Elected	Labour	339	59.0%
Andy Tyler	Conservative	126	21.9%
Stuart Butler	Mansfield Independents	110	19.1%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Holly Forest Town	Martin Wright	Mansfield Independents 2023	Reform
Maun Valley Forest Town	Mick Barton	Mansfield Independents 2023	Reform
Rufford	Barry Answer	Mansfield Independents 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
20 June 2024	West Bank	Labour gain from Conservative	38.4%
15 September 2022	Oak Tree	Labour gain from Other

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Mansfield	97%	Labour	Reform 34%
Ashfield	3%	Reform	Reform 40%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Mansfield

110,474 residents in 48,016 households

Voted Leave in 2016

71% 19 above GB

Degree or higher

22% 12 below GB

No qualifications

24% 6 above GB

Own their home

64% 3 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

23% 1 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.