# 2015 Mansfield District Council election

The 2015 Mansfield District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Mansfield District Council in England. 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 :
| 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Barry Answer | 705 | 53 |
| | Labour | Donna Thomas | 626 | 47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1331 | 62.2 |
| Majority | Majority | 79 | 6 | N/A |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Berry Hill

Berry Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Andrew Tristram | 876 | 54 |
| | Conservative | Clair Brown | 503 | 31 |
| | Labour | Mike Abbs | 245 | 15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1624 | 73 |
| Majority | Majority | 373 | 23 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Brick Kiln

Brick Kiln :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terry Clay | 712 | 56 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Michelle Witham | 559 | 44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1271 | 56.7 |
| Majority | Majority | 163 | 12 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Broomhill

Broomhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Ian Sheppard | 543 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Denis O'Neill | 504 | 48.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1047 | 46.2 |
| Majority | Majority | 39 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Bull Farm & Pleasley Hill

Bull Farm & Pleasley Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sonya Ward | 550 | 41.3 |
| | Independent | Mick Colley | 422 | 31.7 |
| | UKIP | Samuel Kulasingham | 357 | 27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1329 | 56.4 |
| Majority | Majority | 128 | 23 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Carr Bank

Carr Bank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Stuart Wallace | 576 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | John Coxhead | 500 | 46.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1076 | 56.6 |
| Majority | Majority | 76 | 7.2 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Eakring

Eakring :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Stewart Rickersey | 902 | 62 |
| | Labour | Samantha Hartshorn | 552 | 38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1454 | 68.1 |
| Majority | Majority | 350 | 24 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Grange Farm

Grange Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Ron Jelley | 685 | 45.2 |
| | Independent | June Stendall | 461 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Stuart Moody | 370 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1516 | 64.5 |
| Majority | Majority | 224 | 14.8 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Holly

Holly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Martin Wright | 979 | 66 |
| | Labour | Mark Fretwell | 505 | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1484 | 61.6 |
| Majority | Majority | 474 | 32 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Hornby

Hornby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Bosnjak | 660 | 51 |
| | UKIP | David Hamilton | 599 | 46 |
| | TUSC | Paul Tooley-Onkonkwo | 34 | 3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1293 | 63 |
| Majority | Majority | 61 | 5 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Kings Walk

Kings Walk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Stephen Harvey | 707 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | James Gibson | 544 | 43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1251 | 57.8 |
| Majority | Majority | 163 | 13 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |
In May 2017, MDC Chairman, Councillor Stephen Harvey joined the Conservative Party and became the only Conservative member of the council

### Kingsway

Kingsway :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 1259 | 59.6 |
| Majority | Majority | 159 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Ladybrook

Ladybrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sally Higgins | 624 | 58 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Karen Garner | 397 | 37 |
| | TUSC | Nathan Glyn Millership Sharpe | 56 | 5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1077 | 46.2 |
| Majority | Majority | 227 | 21 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Lindhurst

Lindhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Roger Sutcliffe | 914 | 62 |
| | Labour | Alan Spencer | 351 | 24 |
| | Green | Jon Leighton | 207 | 14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1472 | 71.24 |
| Majority | Majority | 563 | 38 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Ling Forest

Ling Forest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Bill Drewett | 909 | 63 |
| | Labour | Charles Hammersley | 538 | 37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1447 | 66.9 |
| Majority | Majority | 371 | 26 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katrina Atherton | uncontested | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Market Warsop

Market Warsop :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kerr | 785 | 63 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Sam Roach | 468 | 37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1253 | 52.9 |
| Majority | Majority | 317 | 26 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Maun Valley

Maun Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Michael Barton | 951 | 63 |
| | Labour | Colin Clayton | 561 | 37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1512 | 60 |
| Majority | Majority | 390 | 26 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Meden

Meden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy Wetton | 932 | 71 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Darren Kirk | 384 | 29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1316 | 61.5 |
| Majority | Majority | 548 | 42 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sharon Adey | 475 | 36 |
| | Independent | Philip Shields | 453 | 34 |
| | UKIP | Andrea Hamilton | 371 | 28 |
| | TUSC | Karen Seymour | 30 | 2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1329 | 66.3 |
| Majority | Majority | 22 | 2 | N/A |
| | Labour gain from Mansfield Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Newgate

Newgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Andy Sissons | 523 | 55 |
| | Labour | Paul Henshaw | 431 | 45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 46.5 |
| Majority | Majority | 92 | 10 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Newlands

Newlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Sid Walker | 679 | 53 |
| | Labour | Anna Drozdz | 615 | 48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1294 | 54 |
| Majority | Majority | 64 | 5 | N/A |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Oakham

Oakham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Kevin Brown | 452 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Denise Moody | 441 | 33.85 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Stewardson | 410 | 31.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1303 | 69.6 |
| Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.75 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Oak Tree

Oak Tree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vaughan Hopewell | 552 | 61 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Darren Bacon | 351 | 39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 903 | 45.7 |
| Majority | Majority | 199 | 22 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Park Hall

Park Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Norman | 820 | 62 |
| | UKIP | John Pawlik | 493 | 38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1313 | 55.9 |
| Majority | Majority | 327 | 24 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Peafields

Peafields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Wright | 704 | 51 | 12.4 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Lee Palmer | 677 | 49 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1381 | 61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2 | 4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Penniment

Penniment :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Richardson | 716 | 61 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Paul Watkins | 454 | 39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1170 | 54.8 |
| Majority | Majority | 262 | 22 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Portland

Portland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Lohan | 429 | 62 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Maria Gibson | 261 | 38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 690 | 24 |
| Majority | Majority | 168 | 26 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Racecourse

Racecourse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Steve Garner | 821 | 66 |
| | Labour | Chris Winterton | 416 | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1237 | 58.3 |
| Majority | Majority | 396 | 32 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Ransom Wood

Ransom Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Smart | 638 | 57 |
| | UKIP | Paul Hollingworth | 484 | 43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1122 | 53.6 |
| Majority | Majority | 154 | 14 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Sandhurst

Sandhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | Dave Saunders | 716 | 57 |
| | Labour | Adrian Harpham | 528 | 43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1244 | 57.2 |
| Majority | Majority | 188 | 14 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |

### Sherwood

Sherwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean McCallum | 595 | 52 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Paul Piercy | 532 | 48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1127 | 58.9 |
| Majority | Majority | 63 | 4 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Warsop Carrs

Warsop Carrs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Crawford | 1,069 | 73 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Foysal Choudhury | 391 | 27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1460 | 58.3 |
| Majority | Majority | 678 | 46 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Woodhouse

Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amanda Fisher | 840 | 66 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Linda Davidson | 421 | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1261 | 52.8 |
| Majority | Majority | 419 | 32 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Woodlands

Woodlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Mansfield Independent | David Smith | 569 | 57 |
| | Labour | Christopher Revill | 421 | 43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 | 56.2 |
| Majority | Majority | 148 | 14 | N/A |
| | Mansfield Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Yeoman Hill

Yeoman Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lee Probert | 721 | 50.1 |
| | Mansfield Independent | Neil Williams | 716 | 49.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1437 | 56.1 |
| Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Changes between 2015 and 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 | 21.1 |
| 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 | 33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 595 | 22.2% | −36.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |