Mansfield District

Mansfield District
Non-metropolitan district
Coat of arms of Mansfield District
Coat of arms
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Ceremonial countyNottinghamshire
Admin. HQMansfield
Government
 • TypeMansfield District Council
 • MPSteve Yemm, Labour
Area
 • Total30 sq mi (77 km2)
 • Rank222nd
Population
 (2022)
 • Total111,117
 • RankRanked 219th
 • Density3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
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 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code37UF (ONS)
E07000174 (GSS)

Mansfield District is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is named after the town of Mansfield, where the council is based. The district also contains Mansfield Woodhouse (which forms part of the Mansfield urban area) and Warsop.

The neighbouring districts are Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood, Ashfield and Bolsover.

History

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The town of Mansfield had been governed by improvement commissioners from 1823.[2] They were replaced in 1891 when it was incorporated as a municipal borough.[3]

The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[4]

The new district was named Mansfield after its main town.[5][6] Unusually for a district taking the same name as a former borough, the new Mansfield district was not granted borough status. Instead charter trustees were established for the area of the former borough of Mansfield, with responsibility for looking after the civic regalia of the town.[7]

Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor.

Governance

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Mansfield District Council
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Sue Swinscoe,
Labour
since 23 May 2023[8]
Andy Abrahams,
Labour
since 6 May 2019
Adam Hill
since August 2022[9][10]
Structure
Seats36 councillors plus elected mayor
Political groups
Administration (27)
  Labour (27)
Other parties (10)
  Conservative (4)
  Reform UK (3)
  Independent (2)
  Mansfield Ind. (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, NG19 7BH
Website
www.mansfield.gov.uk

Mansfield District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Warsop is also a civil parish, which is a third tier of local government for that part of the district.[11][12]

Political control

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The council has been under Labour majority control since the 2023 election.

The first election to the modern district council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1974 political control of the council has been as follows:[13][14]

Party in control Years
Labour 1974–2003
Mansfield Independent 2003–2011
Labour 2011–2015
Mansfield Independent 2015–2019
No overall control 2019–2023
Labour 2023–present

Leadership

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Main article: Mayor of Mansfield

From 1974 until 2002, political leadership was provided by the leader of the council. Only one person served as leader in that time:

Councillor Party From To
Jim Hawkins[15][16] Labour 1 Apr 1974 20 Oct 2002

In 2002 the council changed to having a directly elected mayor. The mayors since 2002 have been:[17]

Mayor Party From To
Tony Egginton Mansfield Independent 21 Oct 2002 10 May 2015
Kate Allsop Mansfield Independent 11 May 2015 5 May 2019
Andy Abrahams Labour 6 May 2019

Composition

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Following the 2023 election and a By-election in June 2024, the composition of the council (excluding the elected mayor's seat) was:[18][19]

On 25 October 2024, three long standing members of Mansfield Independent Forum defected to Reform UK, marking a new political group on the council.[20]

Party Councillors
Labour 26
Conservative 4
Reform UK 3
Independent 2
Mansfield Ind. 1
Total 36

The next full election is due in May 2027.

Elections

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See also: Mansfield District Council elections
The Manor House, former headquarters of Mansfield Woodhouse Urban District Council,[21] in the second-largest settlement of the district
Warsop old Town Hall, in the third-largest settlement of the district

Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the district has been divided in 36 wards, each of which elects one councillor. Elections are held every four years.[22]

Premises

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The council is based at the Civic Centre on Chesterfield Road South in Mansfield.[23] The building was purpose-built for the council at a cost of £6.7 million and opened on 1 September 1986.[24][25]

Geography

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Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse form a single urban area, which also includes Forest Town. The only civil parish in the district is Warsop; the rest of the district, corresponding to the combined area of the pre-1974 borough of Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse urban district, is an unparished area.[12] The parish of Warsop contains the settlements of Market Warsop, Church Warsop and Meden Vale plus surrounding rural areas, including areas of woodland which form part of Sherwood Forest. Part of the urban area of Pleasley, most of which is in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, extends across the boundary into Mansfield district.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Mansfield District
Notes
Granted 10 June 1987.[26]
Crest
On a wreath Or and Azure on a mount Vert an oak tree Proper between two lions rampant combatant Or armed and langued Gules the dexter lion supporting by its sinister paw a pickaxe passing behind the tree in bend the haft Or the sinister lion supporting by its sinister paw a pickaxe passing in front of the tree in bend sinister its haft also Or and the blades of both Sable resting upon the ground.
Escutcheon
Quarterly Or and Azure in dexter chief and in sinister chief a Roman helmet proper lined Gules and in base the attires of a stag conjoined at their burrs Proper over all a cross flory per cross counterchanged of the field.
Supporters
On the dexter side a stag per fesse Verte and Or semée of oak Leaves counterchanged attired and unguled Gold langued Gules and gorged with a duke's coronet Or and on the sinister side a lion per fesse Vert and Or semée of oak leaves counterchanged armed and langued Gules and gorged with a duke's coronet Gold.
Motto
Sicut Quercus Virescit Industria (Industry Flourishes Like The Oak)
Badge
The attires of a stag conjoined at their burrs Proper braced at their beams with a cross flory per cross Azure and Or.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Mansfield Local Authority (E07000174)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Mansfield Improvement Act 1823". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Mansfield Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
  5. ^ "Gedling". Britannica. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
  7. ^ "District Councils and Boroughs". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 28 March 1974. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Council minutes, 23 May 2023". Mansfield District Council. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ^ Topping, Andrew (19 May 2022). "Mansfield councillors approve appointment of new chief executive". Chad. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  10. ^ ""Mansfield is the jewel in the crown - we need to show it off" - New chief executive shares ambitious plans to move the town into the future". Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
  12. ^ a b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Mansfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  15. ^ "Councillors: What they claimed". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 July 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Mansfield businessman to make changes". Chad. 4 July 2001. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Council minutes". Mansfield District Council. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
  19. ^ Cox, Phoebe (10 April 2024). "Mansfield councillor resigns from seat with 'immediate effect' due to 'personal reasons'". Chad. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  20. ^ Three independent councillors defect to Reform UK BBC News, 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024
  21. ^ The Manor House The Old Mansfield Woodhouse Society. Retrieved 25 October 2024
  22. ^ "The Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/777, retrieved 24 December 2023
  23. ^ "Contact us". Mansfield District Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Council crest in new centre". The Recorder. Mansfield. 14 August 1986. p. 12. Retrieved 24 December 2023 – via www.findmypast.co.uk.(registration required)
  25. ^ "ANNALS OF MANSFIELD FROM 1086 TO 1999". www.ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  26. ^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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