Mayor of Mansfield

The Mayor of Mansfield is the executive mayor of the district of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. A new appointment was created following moves made by a Mansfield-based businessman to change the governance of Mansfield after a public referendum.[2]

Mayor of Mansfield
Incumbent Andy Abrahams since 3 May 2019
Style	Executive Mayor
Member of	Mansfield Labour Group
Appointer	Electorate of Mansfield
Term length	Four years
Salary	£54,863.38 (Special responsibility allowance) + £6,385.95 (Elected member basic allowance) 2017/18 [1]
Website	Meet the Mayor

Andy Abrahams was elected on 3 May 2019 by two votes from sitting incumbent Kate Allsop after two recounts of the second-preference votes.[3]

The incumbent from 2002 to May, 2015 was Tony Egginton, succeeded by his fellow Mansfield Independent Forum party member Kate Allsop,[4][5] who stood against Egginton in 2002 as a Conservative.

From the 2015 booklet issued to all households having registered voters:[6]

An elected Mayor is different to a ceremonial Mayor or Leader of the council as they are elected by the people of Mansfield district.

It is the job of the Mayor to represent the council and its residents, make key decisions on policies, services and how the council spends its money.

The Mayor is supported by a Cabinet of councillors who help him or her develop and implement these policies.

Establishment

The role of elected mayor was created following a public referendum on 2 May 2002. The referendum was the culmination of a campaign led by local businessman Stewart Rickersey to have a directly elected mayor for the district.[2] The inaugural election was scheduled for 17 October 2002. Prior to the referendum Mansfield District Council was governed by a leader and cabinet system, in which a leader of the council was elected indirectly from the largest group elected to the council.

Mayor of Mansfield Referendum
2 May 2002 [7]

Choice	Votes	%
Elected Mayor	8,972	55
Cabinet System	7,350	45
Total votes	16,327	100.00

Election results

2002

Mansfield Mayoral Election 17 October 2002 [8][9]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Independent	Tony Egginton	4,150	29.6%	1,801	5,951	52.6%	​​
	Labour	Lorna Carter	4,773	34.0%	590	5,363	47.4%	​​
	Conservative	Kate Allsop	3,351	23.9%				​​
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Smith	958	6.8%				​​
	Green	Mike Comerford	811	5.8%				​​
Turnout			14043
	Independent win

2007

Mansfield Mayoral Election 3 May 2007 [10]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Mansfield Independent	Tony Egginton	12,015	36.7%	1,705	13,720	61.0%	​​
	Labour	Alan Meale	8,129	30.8%	655	8,784	39.0%	​​
	Conservative	Aaron Beattie	2,770	10.5%				​​
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Burman	1,944	7.4%				​​
	Green	Mary Button	1,489	5.6%				​​
Turnout			26383	34.2
	Mansfield Independent hold

2011

The 2011 election was third direct election for the mayoralty of Mansfield. The sitting mayor, Tony Egginton, successfully defended his position, which he first won in 2002. On 5 May 2011 he was elected for the third time, winning in the second round of voting with the narrow majority of 67 over the Labour candidate Stephen Yemm.[11][12]

Mansfield Mayoral Election 5 May 2011 [13]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Mansfield Independent	Tony Egginton	10,901	37.6%	1,779	12,680	50.1%	​​
	Labour	Stephen Yemm	11,732	40.4%	881	12,613	49.9%	​​
	UKIP	David Hamilton	2,390	8.2%				​​
	Conservative	Vic Bobo	2,192	7.6%				​​
	Liberal Democrats	Anna Marie Ellis	1,813	6.3%				​​
Turnout			29,028
	Mansfield Independent hold

2015

The 2015 election was fourth direct election for the mayoralty of Mansfield. The sitting mayor, Tony Egginton, had previously announced his intention to retire.[14] On 7 May 2015 the candidates were former Labour-member turned Independent Phil Shields, Labour's Martin Lee and Mansfield Independent Forum's Kate Allsop, who after the second round of voting won from Martin Lee with a considerable majority.

Mansfield Mayoral Election 7 May 2015 [5]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Mansfield Independent	Kate Allsop	17,604	37.94%	4,996	22,600	53.4%	​​
	Labour	Martin Lee	17,562	37.85%	2,158	19,720	46.6%	​​
	Independent	Philip Shields	9,672	20.84%				​​
Turnout			46,402
	Mansfield Independent hold

2019

The 2019 election took place on 2 May 2019.[15] The candidates were Incumbent Mayor Kate Allsop from the Mansfield Independent Forum (MIF), Conservative perennial candidate George Jabbour, and District and County Councillor Steve Garner, formerly with MIF, standing as an independent.[16][17][18] In late March Mansfield Labour group selected a third candidate in former teacher and civil engineer Andy Abrahams, following the suspension of Cllr Sean McCallum and resignation of Paul Bradshaw.[19] In March 2019, 2015 Mayoral Candidate and former District Councillor Philip Shields announced his intention to run in 2019.[20]

Mansfield Mayoral Election 2 May 2019 [5]
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			First round votes  Transfer votes
			Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round
	Labour	Andy Abrahams	6,681	29.18%	1,249	7,930	50.01%	​​
	Mansfield Independent	Kate Allsop	5,860	24.84%	2,068	7,928	49.99%	​​
	Independent	Steve Garner	4,827	20.47%				​​
	Conservative	George Jabbour	3,592	15.23%				​​
	Independent	Philip Shields	2,422	10.27%				​​
Turnout			23582
	Labour gain from Mansfield Independent

See also

• Mansfield District Council area
• Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)

References

1. Mansfield District Council Members' Allowances and Expenses 2017-2018, Retrieved 27 February 2018
2. Mansfield businessman to make changes Mansfield Chad, local newspaper, July 2001 Retrieved 2 December 2014
3. Labour wins Mayoral election by just two votes Chad (Mansfield newspaper) 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019
4. "Voters snub parties in mayor polls". BBC News. 18 October 2002.
5. "Mansfield Council - Mayoral election results". Mansfield District Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
6. Mansfield Mayoral Election, April 2015. Published by Ruth Marlow, Returning Officer, Mansfield District Council. Accessed 22 May 2015
7. "More regions say yes to electing a mayor". guardian.co.uk. London. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
8. "Mayor election goes to second vote". Chad.co.uk. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
9. "Former newsagent is new mayor". BBC News. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
10. "Local and Mayoral elections 2007" (PDF). house of Commons library. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
11. "ELECTION 2011: Egginton Elected For Third Term". mansfield103.co.uk.
12. "Labour select Stephen Yemm as Mansfield's Mayoral Candidate". East Midlands Labour. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
13. "Mansfield Council - Mayoral election results". Mansfield Borough Council. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
14. Hucknall Despatch 19 November 2013 Retrieved 8 May 2015
15. Electoral services, Mansfield District Council (22 October 2014). "Mayoral election". www.mansfield.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
16. Councillors resign from Mansfield Independent Forum Mansfield Chad, 5 October 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
17. Stephen Garner – Councillor details/Party history Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
18. Who is in the running to be Mansfield’s next mayor? Mansfield Chad, 6 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
19. "Labour Select Andy Abrahams as third Mayoral Candidate". Mansfield Chad. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
20. "Philip Shields for Mayor facebook". Retrieved 28 March 2019.