← Mansfield (all cycles) · 6 May 2021 cohort
Mansfield 2021
Local elections held 6 May 2021.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 5 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 17,615 | 39.9% | 6 | 66.7% | 4 | 44.4% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 12,303 | 27.9% | 2 | 22.2% | 3 | 33.3% | -1 |
| MAN IND | 6,574 | 14.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 11.1% | -1 |
| Independent | 6,156 | 14.0% | 1 | 11.1% | 1 | 11.1% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 738 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 216 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 180 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| SOCLAB | 161 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Reform UK | 118 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 51 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 44,112 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Mansfield West · 2 seats · won at 15.5% · +17.8 pts below quota
- Mansfield South · 2 seats · won at 17.8% · +15.5 pts below quota
- Mansfield North · 2 seats · won at 18.4% · +15.0 pts below quota
- East Mansfield · 2 seats · won at 21.0% · +12.3 pts below quota
- Warsop · 1 seat · won at 40.1% · +9.9 pts below quota
Race results
Mansfield West · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 15.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +17.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,356
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson S.A. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,614 | 17.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Henshaw P.N. | Labour Party | 1,454 | 15.5% | Elected |
| 3 | Meale D.M. | Labour Party | 1,301 | 13.9% | |
| 4 | Marshall P.S. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,149 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Answer B.M. | MAN IND | 1,088 | 11.6% | |
| 6 | Higginson M. | Independent | 982 | 10.5% | |
| 7 | Barsby K. | Independent | 935 | 10.0% | |
| 8 | Smith D.M. | MAN IND | 679 | 7.3% | |
| 9 | Hodson D.J.H. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 91 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | Tooley-Okonkwo D.N. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 63 | 0.7% |
Mansfield South · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 11,363
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garner S. | Independent | 2,222 | 19.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Camilleri A.P. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,024 | 17.8% | Elected |
| 3 | Elliman R.P. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,884 | 16.6% | |
| 4 | Abrahams A. | Labour Party | 1,597 | 14.1% | |
| 5 | Sissons A. | Independent | 1,353 | 11.9% | |
| 6 | Leigh M. | Labour Party | 971 | 8.5% | |
| 7 | Drewett B. | MAN IND | 448 | 3.9% | |
| 8 | Brown K.J. | MAN IND | 378 | 3.3% | |
| 9 | Kime S. | Independent | 209 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Altenkirch T. | Liberal Democrats | 115 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | Rimmer A. | Liberal Democrats | 101 | 0.9% | |
| 12 | Tooley-Okonkwo P. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 61 | 0.5% |
Mansfield North · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 18.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,581
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley B. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 3,072 | 29.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Callaghan A. | Labour Party | 1,944 | 18.4% | Elected |
| 3 | Knight J.R. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,722 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | Coxhead J.E. | Labour Party | 1,660 | 15.7% | |
| 5 | Barton M. | MAN IND | 1,071 | 10.1% | |
| 6 | Bodle S. | MAN IND | 663 | 6.3% | |
| 7 | Swanwick N.E. | Green Party | 180 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | Hall J.A. | Reform UK | 118 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | Tooley-Okonkwo M.E. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 52 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | Pepper S. | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 51 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | Hunt T. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 48 | 0.5% |
East Mansfield · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 21.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 10,052
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corden R. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,933 | 29.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Moxon N.D. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,110 | 21.0% | Elected |
| 3 | Wright M. | MAN IND | 1,274 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Dallman H. | Labour Party | 1,241 | 12.3% | |
| 5 | Fretwell M.S. | Labour Party | 1,089 | 10.8% | |
| 6 | Hopewell V.A. | MAN IND | 973 | 9.7% | |
| 7 | White B.A. | Independent | 191 | 1.9% | |
| 8 | Dean P.M.J. | SOCLAB | 161 | 1.6% | |
| 9 | Seymour K.R.M. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 80 | 0.8% |
Warsop · single-seat
Marginal winner 40.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,760
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy B.S. | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,107 | 40.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Wetton A. | Labour Party | 1,046 | 37.9% | |
| 3 | Bonsall K. | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 343 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Shields P. | Independent | 264 | 9.6% |