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Mansfield 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 24,324 | 54.5% | 9 | 100.0% | 6 | 66.7% | +3 |
| Labour Party | 6,968 | 15.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 11.1% | -1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 5,541 | 12.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 11.1% | -1 |
| Independent | 4,033 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 11.1% | -1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,746 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,564 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 442 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 44,618 | 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 25.7% · +7.7 pts below quota
- Mansfield South · 2 seats · won at 34.3% · above quota
- Warsop · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
- Mansfield East · 2 seats · won at 58.0% · above quota
- Mansfield North · 2 seats · won at 58.9% · above quota
Race results
Mansfield West · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 25.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 9,119
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Answer | Reform UK | 2,841 | 31.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Brian Wheatcroft | Reform UK | 2,342 | 25.7% | Elected |
| 3 | Paul Nigel Henshaw | Labour and Co-operative Party | 908 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Sue Swinscoe | Labour and Co-operative Party | 838 | 9.2% | |
| 5 | June Stendall | Independent | 679 | 7.4% | |
| 6 | Carl James Husted | Conservative and Unionist Party | 418 | 4.6% | |
| 7 | John Kenneth Roughton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 346 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Philip Shields | Green Party | 324 | 3.6% | |
| 9 | Kier Barsby | Independent | 276 | 3.0% | |
| 10 | Adam Nigel Brailsford | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 93 | 1.0% | |
| 11 | Lydia Grace Smith | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 70 | 0.8% |
Mansfield South · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 34.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 5,913
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Brown | Reform UK | 2,349 | 39.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Faz Choudhury | Reform UK | 2,027 | 34.3% | Elected |
| 3 | Steve Garner | Independent | 1,809 | 30.6% | |
| 4 | Mark Garner | Independent | 1,230 | 20.8% | |
| 5 | Andre Philip Camilleri | Conservative and Unionist Party | 960 | 16.2% | |
| 6 | Sharron Hartshorn | Labour Party | 919 | 15.5% | |
| 7 | Jacob Denness | Labour Party | 907 | 15.3% | |
| 8 | Joshua Kevin Charles | Conservative and Unionist Party | 669 | 11.3% | |
| 9 | Harry Steven Thornton | Green Party | 366 | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Denise Nneka Tooley-Okonkwo | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 66 | 1.1% |
Warsop · single-seat
Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 2,910
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy McCormack | Reform UK | 1,564 | 53.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Nicola Hughes | Labour Party | 797 | 27.4% | |
| 3 | Sam Winston Collins | Conservative and Unionist Party | 348 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Tony Fawcett | Green Party | 180 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | Paul Tooley-Okonkwo | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 21 | 0.7% |
Mansfield East · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 58.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −24.7 pts Valid ballots 5,989
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Barton | Reform UK | 3,653 | 61.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Martin Wright | Reform UK | 3,473 | 58.0% | Elected |
| 3 | Alan Bell | Labour Party | 948 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | Nigel David Moxon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 947 | 15.8% | |
| 5 | Robert Arthur Corden | Conservative and Unionist Party | 927 | 15.5% | |
| 6 | Jane Moody | Labour Party | 927 | 15.5% | |
| 7 | Shaun Dennis Thornton | Green Party | 402 | 6.7% | |
| 8 | Deborah Jane Hannah Hodson | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 91 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | Frank Arthur Mendis Karunaratne | Independent | 39 | 0.7% |
Mansfield North · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −25.5 pts Valid ballots 5,093
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaynor Mann | Reform UK | 3,077 | 60.4% | Elected |
| 2 | David Malcolm Smith | Reform UK | 2,998 | 58.9% | Elected |
| 3 | Anne Callaghan | Labour Party | 1,259 | 24.7% | |
| 4 | Andy Abrahams | Labour Party | 1,211 | 23.8% | |
| 5 | Tim Bower | Conservative and Unionist Party | 500 | 9.8% | |
| 6 | Amy Dalida Clements | Conservative and Unionist Party | 426 | 8.4% | |
| 7 | Chris Clarke | Green Party | 292 | 5.7% | |
| 8 | Milo Tooley-Okonkwo | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 62 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | Otis Tooley-Okonkwo | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 39 | 0.8% |