# Mansfield District Council elections

Mansfield District Council elections are held every four years. Mansfield District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. Since 2002 Mansfield has also had a directly elected mayor. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 36 councillors have been elected from 36 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Mansfield District Council election
* 1976 Mansfield District Council election
* 1979 Mansfield District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 Mansfield District Council election
* 1987 Mansfield District Council election
* 1991 Mansfield District Council election
* 1995 Mansfield District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 Mansfield District Council election
* 2003 Mansfield District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Mansfield District Council election
* 2011 Mansfield District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2015 Mansfield District Council election
* 2019 Mansfield District Council election
* 2023 Mansfield District Council election (New ward boundaries)

### Mayoral elections

* 2002 Mansfield mayoral election
* 2007 Mansfield mayoral election
* 2011 Mansfield mayoral election
* 2015 Mansfield mayoral election
* 2019 Mansfield mayoral election
* 2023 Mansfield mayoral election

## Results maps

* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1999–2003

Birklands By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 2,382 | 81.3 |
| | Conservative | | 546 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,836 | 62.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,928 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Oakham By-Election 18 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 371 | 60.1 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | | 153 | 24.8 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 93 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 35.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 617 | 10.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oak Tree By-Election 12 December 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 290 | 47.4 | −17.3 |
| | Independent | | 218 | 35.6 | +35.6 |
| | Conservative | | 66 | 10.8 | −24.5 |
| | Green | | 38 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Eakring By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Salmon | 338 | 44.6 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Diane Etches | 236 | 31.2 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Ward | 92 | 12.2 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Michael Bull | 91 | 12.0 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 757 | 14.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Forest Town West By-Election 30 March 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Beastall | 365 | 37.7 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hallam | 197 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| | Green | Jonathan Frost | 187 | 19.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Ward | 175 | 18.1 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | Andrew Jones | 43 | 4.4 | −24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 967 | 17.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Lindhurst By-Election 27 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Smart | 339 | 35.6 | +13.8 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Christopher Wright | 302 | 31.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Hollingworth | 215 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Brian Marshall | 61 | 6.4 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Michael Knight | 35 | 3.7 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | 27.1 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Portland By-Election 25 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Lohan | 407 | 45.8 | +2.2 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Deidre Appleby | 263 | 29.6 | −26.9 |
| | Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 116 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Spencer | 66 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | UKIP | Philip Smith | 37 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | 24.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Sherwood By-Election 25 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julia Yemm | 406 | 46.4 | +8.3 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Eric Milnes | 171 | 19.5 | −42.4 |
| | Conservative | Brian Hyatt | 156 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | UKIP | Andrew Hamilton | 93 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Ellis | 49 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 24.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Park Hall By-Election 18 October 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Norman | 416 | 53.2 | −4.6 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Linda Davidson | 164 | 21.0 | −14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Quick | 157 | 20.1 | +13.1 |
| | UKIP | Andrea Hamilton | 25 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 20 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield By-Election 4 December 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Wright | 347 | 57.7 | +12.1 |
| | UKIP | Sid Walker | 225 | 37.4 | +37.4 |
| | TUSC | Karen Seymour | 29 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 601 | | |
| | Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing | | |

### 2015–2019

Yeoman Hill By-Election 8 September 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 130 | 21.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | 23.5% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Warsop Carrs By-Election 24 November 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 74 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 595 | 22.2% | −36.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2019–2023

Sandhurst By-Election 27 June 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Mansfield Independent | Dave Saunders | 227 | 42.7 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Michelle Swordy | 177 | 33.3 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Cathryn Fletcher | 71 | 13.4 | −8.9 |
| | UKIP | Daniel Hartshorn | 56 | 10.5 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 531 | | |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Oakham By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Elliman | 428 | 51.6 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Michelle Swordy | 228 | 27.5 | −1.8 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Kevin Brown | 104 | 12.5 | −13.7 |
| | Independent | Lauren Kimberley | 69 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 829 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oak Tree By-Election 15 September 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Henshaw | 141 | 47.0 | +13.6 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Gemma Canlin | 91 | 30.3 | −25.8 |
| | Conservative | Neil Smith | 45 | 15.0 | +4.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Julie Tasker | 15 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | TUSC | Milo Tooley-Okonkwo | 8 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 300 | | |
| | Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing | | |

### 2023–2027

A by-election was held following the resignation of Conservative councillor Ben Brown.
West Bank By-Election 20 June 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Garry Cole | 169 | 38.4 | +6.6 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Faz Choudhury | 142 | 32.3 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Steve Walmsley | 98 | 22.3 | −14.4 |
| | Green | Shaun Thornton | 14 | 3.2 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thorsten Altenkirch | 10 | 2.3 | New |
| | TUSC | Karen Seymour | 7 | 1.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 6.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 440 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.75 | |