2019 Mansfield District Council election explained

Election Name:2019 Mansfield District Council election
Country:United Kingdom
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2015 Mansfield District Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2023 Mansfield District Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 36 seats to Mansfield District Council
Majority Seats:19
Election Date:2 May 2019
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:18
Seats Before1:17
Seats1:15
Seat Change1:-2
Popular Vote1:8,155
Percentage1:34.3%
Swing1:-13.6%
Party2:Mansfield Independent Forum
Color2:DDDDDD
Last Election2:16
Seats Before2:19
Seats2:13
Seat Change2:-3
Popular Vote2:8,245
Percentage2:34.6%
Swing2:-3.1%
Party3:Independent (politician)
Last Election3:0
Seats Before3:0
Seats3:6
Seat Change3:+6
Popular Vote3:1,789
Percentage3:7.5%
Swing3:+3.5%
Party4:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election4:0
Seats Before4:1
Seats4:2
Seat Change4:+1
Popular Vote4:5,062
Percentage4:21.3%
Swing4:+18.3%
Party5:UKIP
Last Election5:2
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:0
Seat Change5:-2
Popular Vote5:540
Percentage5:2.3%
Swing5:-5.2%
Party6:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election6:New Party
Seats Before6:0
Seats6:0
Seat Change6:0
Popular Vote6:16
Percentage6:0.1
Swing6:+0.1%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:No overall 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)

14Mansfield Independent Forum

14Independent (politician)

6Conservative Party UK

2

Results by ward

Abbott

Answer was elected as a UKIP councillor in 2015 before rejoining the Mansfield Independent Forum.

Kings Walk

Between 2017 and 2019 the former Mansfield Independent councillor sat as a Conservative.

Manor

In the 2015 elections, Manor ward went uncontested.

Newgate

Sissons was originally elected in 2015 for the Mansfield Independent Forum but defected in 2018 with Stephen Garner to sit as an Independent.

Oak Tree

Hopewell was previously elected in 2011 and 2015 as the Labour councillor for the ward but later defected.

Racecourse

Garner was originally elected as Mansfield Independent Forum however later left the forum in 2018 to run for mayor as an independent.

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.

Yeoman Hill

Changes between 2019 and 2023

Sandhurst By-Election

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mansfield.gov.uk/districtelection District Council election