Mayor of Mansfield

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Mayor of Mansfield
Incumbent
Andy Abrahams
since 6 May 2019
Style Executive Mayor
Member of Mansfield Labour Group
AppointerElectorate of Mansfield
Term length Four years
Salary £49,377.04 (Special responsibility allowance)
+ £7935.96 (associated expenses) 2022/23 [1]
Website Meet the Mayor

The Mayor of Mansfield is the directly elected executive mayor of the district of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. A new appointment was created from 2002 following moves made by a Mansfield-based businessman to change the governance of Mansfield after a public referendum. [2]

Contents

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]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Elected Mayor8,97255
Cabinet System7,35045
Total votes16,327100.00

Election results

2002

Mansfield Mayoral Election 17 October 2002 [8] [9]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Independent Tony Egginton 4,15029.6%1,8015,95152.6%
Labour Lorna Carter4,77334.0%5905,36347.4%
Conservative Kate Allsop 3,35123.9%
Liberal Democrats Phil Smith9586.8%
Green Mike Comerford8115.8%
Turnout 14,043
Independent win

2007

Mansfield Mayoral Election 3 May 2007 [10]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Mansfield Independent Tony Egginton 12,01536.7%1,70513,72061.0%
Labour Alan Meale 8,12930.8%6558,78439.0%
Conservative Aaron Beattie2,77010.5%
Liberal Democrats Philip Burman1,9447.4%
Green Mary Button1,4895.6%
Turnout 26,38334.2
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]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Mansfield Independent Tony Egginton 10,90137.6%1,77912,68050.1%
Labour Stephen Yemm11,73240.4%88112,61349.9%
UKIP David Hamilton2,3908.2%
Conservative Vic Bobo2,1927.6%
Liberal Democrats Anna Marie Ellis1,8136.3%
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]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Mansfield Independent Kate Allsop 17,60437.94%4,99622,60053.4%
Labour Martin Lee17,56237.85%2,15819,72046.6%
Independent Philip Shields9,67220.84%
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]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Andy Abrahams6,68129.18%1,2497,93050.01%
Mansfield Independent Kate Allsop 5,86024.84%2,0687,92849.99%
Independent Steve Garner4,82720.47%
Conservative George Jabbour3,59215.23%
Independent Philip Shields2,42210.27%
Turnout 23,58229.8%
Labour gain from Mansfield Independent

2023

The 2023 mayoral election took place on 4 May, 2023. [21] Final candidates declared in early April were Andy Abrahams (Labour), Mick Barton (Mansfield Independents), Andre Camilleri (Conservative), Karen Seymour (Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition) and Julie Margaret Tasker-Love-Birks (Independent). [22] [23] Both the Conservative and Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidates' campaigns included potentially seeking to abolish the position of executive mayor, subject to a successful public referendum. [24] [25]

Labour's Andy Abrahams was re-elected with a significant margin of over 4,000 votes, in contrast with his previous win by two votes. [26]

The voting system was first past the post – changing from the supplementary vote system used previously. [27]

Mansfield Mayoral Election 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Abrahams 9,987 45.1% Increase2.svg15.9
Conservative Andre Camilleri5,83226.3%Increase2.svg11.1
Mansfield Independent Mick Barton4,99222.5%Decrease2.svg2.3
Independent Julie Tasker-Love-Birks9364.2%NEW
TUSC Karen Seymour4201.9%NEW
Turnout 22,16727.7%Decrease2.svg2.1
Labour hold Swing

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