The mayor of Mansfield is the executive mayor of the district of Mansfield in

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Kate Allsop Kate Allsop is a British local politician who was the directly elected mayoress of Mansfield from 2015 until the 2019 election when she was beaten by Labour candidate Andy Abrahams by two votes. She first stood for the post in 2002 as a member ...

after two recounts of the second-preference votes. The incumbent from 2002 to May 2015 was

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, succeeded by his fellow

Mansfield Independent Forum Mansfield Independents, previously known as Mansfield Independent Forum,

party member Kate Allsop, who stood against Egginton in 2002 as a

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. From the 2015 booklet issued to all households having registered voters:

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. The inaugural election was scheduled for 17 October 2002. Prior to the referendum

Mansfield District Council Mansfield District is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Mansfield. The district is bounded by the districts of Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood and Gedling, as well as the Derbyshire dist ...

was governed by a

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system, in which a leader of the council was elected indirectly from the largest group elected to the council.

Election results

2002

2007

2011

The 2011 election was third direct election for the mayoralty of Mansfield. The sitting mayor,

, 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

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candidate Stephen Yemm.

2015

The 2015 election was fourth direct election for the mayoralty of Mansfield. The sitting mayor,

, had previously announced his intention to retire. 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.

2019

The 2019 election took place on 2 May 2019. The candidates were Incumbent Mayor

from the

Mansfield Independent Forum Mansfield Independents, previously known as Mansfield Independent Forum,

(MIF), Conservative

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George Jabbour, and District and County Councillor Steve Garner, formerly with MIF, standing as an independent. 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. In March 2019, 2015 Mayoral Candidate and former District Councillor Philip Shields announced his intention to run in 2019.

References

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