| Mayor of Mansfield | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 6 May 2019Andy Abrahams | |
| Style | Executive Mayor |
| Member of | Mansfield Labour Group |
| Appointer | Electorate of Mansfield |
| Term length | Four years |
| Salary | £49,377.04 (Special responsibility allowance) + £7935.96 (associated expenses)2022/23[1] |
| Website | Meet the Mayor |
TheMayor of Mansfield is thedirectly elected executive mayor of the district ofMansfield inNottinghamshire, 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]
Andy Abrahams was elected on 3 May 2019 by two votes from sitting incumbentKate Allsop after two recounts of the second-preference votes.[3]
The incumbent from 2002 to May 2015 wasTony Egginton, succeeded by his fellowMansfield Independent Forum party member Kate Allsop,[4][5] who stood against Egginton in 2002 as aConservative.
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.
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 referendumMansfield District Council was governed by aleader and cabinet system, in which a leader of the council was elected indirectly from the largest group elected to the council. Labour councillor Jim Hawkins had been leader of the council from its creation in 1974;[7] he did not stand for election as mayor, with Labour's candidate being the deputy leader of the council, Lorna Carter.[8]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Elected Mayor | 8,972 | 55 |
| Cabinet System | 7,350 | 45 |
| Total votes | 16,327 | 100.00 |
Tony Egginton was Mayor of Mansfield from October 2002 until retirement in May 2015, being replaced at scheduled elections by a fellow candidate for the Mansfield Independent Forum political party,Kate Allsop. Much was said of the first Executive Mayor, but during his time in office, Mansfield struggled with local land development and many projects across the region faltered.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Egginton (in office 2002–2015) was criticised by some councillors and residents for placing too much focus on self-publicity,[18][19][20][21] as opposed to publicity for the town. The issue was raised again after his prominent role in the homecoming ceremony for swimmerRebecca Adlington after her Gold Medal successes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[22]
| Mansfield Mayoral Election 17 October 2002[23][24] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| 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 | 14,043 | ||||||||
| Independentwin | |||||||||
| Mansfield Mayoral Election 3 May 2007[25] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| 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 | 26,383 | 34.2 | ||||||
| Mansfield Independenthold | ||||||||
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 theLabour candidate Stephen Yemm.[26][27]
| Mansfield Mayoral Election 5 May 2011[28] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| 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 Independenthold | ||||||||
The 2015 election was fourth direct election for the mayoralty of Mansfield. The sitting mayor,Tony Egginton, had previously announced his intention to retire.[29] 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 | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| 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 Independenthold | ||||||||
The 2019 election took place on 2 May 2019.[30] The candidates were Incumbent MayorKate Allsop from theMansfield Independent Forum (MIF), Conservativeperennial candidate George Jabbour, and District and County Councillor Steve Garner, formerly with MIF, standing as an independent.[31][32][33] 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.[34] In March 2019, 2015 Mayoral Candidate and former District Councillor Philip Shields announced his intention to run in 2019.[35]
| Mansfield Mayoral Election 2 May 2019[5] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| 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 | 23,582 | 29.8% | ||||||
| Labourgain fromMansfield Independent | ||||||||
The 2023 mayoral election took place on 4 May, 2023.[36] 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).[37][38] 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.[39][40]
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.[41]
The voting system was first past the post – changing from the supplementary vote system used previously.[42]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Abrahams | 9,987 | 45.1% |  15.9 | |
| Conservative | Andre Camilleri | 5,832 | 26.3% | 11.1 | |
| Mansfield Independent | Mick Barton | 4,992 | 22.5% |  2.3 | |
| Independent | Julie Tasker-Love-Birks | 936 | 4.2% | New | |
| TUSC | Karen Seymour | 420 | 1.9% | New | |
| Turnout | 22,167 | 27.7% | 2.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
MANSFIELD mayor Tony Egginton has promised residents of Pleasley Hill that work on the area's new housing estate will begin within the next 18 months. The controversial proposals to flatten around 180 houses on Hillmoor Street, Clarence Street and Chesterfield Road North to make way for a brand new estate were outlined at a public meeting
Fire chiefs have issued a stark warning about Mansfield's growing list of derelict buildings — they pose a deadly threat to lives and cost taxpayers money
Demolition of terraced houses on a key gateway to Mansfield is nearing completion after the council finally re-located all of the residents. Nearly 200 properties are being pulled down to make way for a modern housing complex at Pleasley Hill, off Chesterfield Road North
Mansfield District Council says its plans for improvements have been hit by the recession, but claims a future scheme will help recovery
Delays in a multi-million pound re-development of Pleasley Hill are being caused by legal issues, a leading councillor has confirmed
...an 'inappropriate' use of money...weekly 'More from the Mayor' piece in Chad should be abandoned so its £10,500 annual cost can go towards services. Said Labour group leader Martin Lee: "Having looked at the column over a period of time, it's apparent that rather than informing readers of what the council does, it's more about promoting him as an individual"
'Mr Egginton defeated Mr Yemm by just 67 votes...' [Egginton stated] 'It's a big victory and from my footballing prowess in the past, that's the best hat-trick I have ever scored.'
If you're planning on tying the knot and looking for inspiration for your special day; head down to Mansfield Museum on Saturday 4 April for a Wedding Fayre.... Executive Mayor, Tony Egginton, who [is] donating his wedding album for the exhibition, commented: "I would encourage anyone planning a wedding to come along to this Wedding Fayre."
When local Olympic golden girl Rebecca Adlington had an open-top bus homecoming after the Beijing games, mayor Egginton's chains added to the golden glow