2015 UK local government election
2015 Mansfield District Council election
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All 36 seats to Mansfield District Council 19 seats needed for a majority |
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Map of the results (Labour in red, Mansfield Independent Forum in dark grey, UKIP in purple) |
Council control before election Labour | Council control after election No overall control | |
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
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
Mansfield District Council (summary of overall results)
- 1 Mayor elected, Mansfield Independent Forum
- 19 Labour Councillors
- 16 Mansfield Independent Forum Councillors
- 2 UKIP Councillors
Mansfield District 2015 election results[2] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 52.8 | | 20,493 | |
| Mansfield Independent | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 41.7 | | 16,119 | |
| UKIP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | | 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
Abbott
Abbott 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
Berry Hill 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
Brick Kiln 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
Bull Farm & Pleasley Hill
Bull Farm & Pleasley Hill 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
Eakring
Grange Farm
Holly
Hornby
Hornby 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
In May 2017, MDC Chairman, Councillor Stephen Harvey joined the Conservative Party and became the only Conservative member of the council
Kingsway
Kingsway 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
Ladybrook 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
Ling Forest
Manor
Manor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Katrina Atherton | uncontested | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Market Warsop
Market Warsop 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
Meden
Meden 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
Netherfield 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
Newlands
Newlands 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
Oak Tree
Oak Tree 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
Park Hall 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
Peafields Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lesley Wright | 704 | 51 | 12.4 |
| Mansfield Independent | Lee Palmer | 677 | 49 | 19.1 |
Turnout | 1381 | 61 |
Majority | 27 | 2 | 4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Penniment
Penniment 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
Portland 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
Ransom Wood
Ransom Wood 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
Sherwood
Sherwood 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
Warsop Carrs 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
Woodhouse 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
Yeoman Hill
Yeoman Hill 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
Yeoman Hill By-Election 8 September 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Coxhead | 278 | 45.7 | 4.5 |
| Mansfield Independent | Neil Williams | 148 | 24.3 | 25.5 |
| UKIP | David Hamilton | 105 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Conservative | Daniel Redfern | 41 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Independent | Phil Shields | 36 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Majority | 130 | 21.3 | 21.1 |
Turnout | 608 | 23.5% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Warsop Carrs By-Election 24 November 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andrew Burgin | 285 | 47.9 | 25.3 |
| Independent | Debra Barlow | 211 | 35.5 | 35.5 |
| UKIP | Raymond Forster | 74 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Conservative | Daniel Redfern | 25 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Majority | 74 | 12.4 | 33.6 |
Turnout | 595 | 22.2% | −36.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "2015 Declarations for District Elections".