Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)

Mansfield is a constituency[n 1] created in 1885 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Ben Bradley of the Conservative Party, who gained the seat at the 2017 general election, from the Labour Party.[n 2] This is the first time the seat has been represented by a Conservative since its creation in 1885.

Not to be confused with Electoral district of Mansfield or Mansfeld (electoral district).

Mansfield
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire
Location of Nottinghamshire within England
CountyNottinghamshire
Electorate79,849 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsMansfield
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentBen Bradley (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromNorth Nottinghamshire

The seat is centred on Mansfield in Nottinghamshire.

The seat, in recent times, has been considered a relatively marginal seat. The Mansfield council area voted with more than 70% to Leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum. In 2019, the Conservatives received 63.9 % of the vote in the formerly safe Labour constituency.

Boundaries

The constituency covers the towns of Mansfield and Warsop, Nottinghamshire.

Latest boundary review

The Boundary Commission for England caused changes to constituency to allow for regional and local population changes, noticeably by moving the small town of Market Warsop from Bassetlaw into Mansfield constituency. The boundaries since the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies (since the 2010 general election) were coterminous with the Borough of Mansfield, to have wards:

  • Berry Hill, Broom Hill, Cumberlands, Eakring, Forest Town East, Forest Town West, Grange Farm, Ladybrook, Leeming, Lindhurst, Oak Tree, Pleasley Hill, Portland, Priory, Ravensdale, Robin Hood, Sherwood.[2]
  • Birklands and Meden were added from 2010 having previously been part of Bassetlaw constituency.

Mansfield's elected executive mayor Tony Egginton unilaterally decided to reduce the number of ward councillors (from 46 to 36) whilst simultaneously increasing the number of wards from 17 + 2 (shown above) to 36 by applying to the Boundary Commission to re-structure ward layout and boundaries from 2011:[3]

  • Abbott, Berry Hill, Brick Kiln, Broom Hill, Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill, Carr Bank, Eakring, Grange Farm, Holly, Hornby, King's Walk, Kingsway, Ladybrook, Lindhurst, Ling Forest, Manor, Market Warsop, Maun Valley, Meden, Netherfield, Newgate, Newlands, Oak Tree, Oakham, Park Hall, Peafields, Penniment, Portland, Racecourse, Ransom Wood, Sandhurst, Sherwood, Warsop Carrs, Woodhouse, Woodlands, Yeoman Hill

History

The seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and in the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century its economy centred on coal mining and the market town itself. Among many classes of local labourers saw organised Labour Party support, in Trade Unions, party clubs and civic society. Progression in the party's polling was heightened from the early 1920s when the seat joined many wrested from the Liberal Party, enabling the formation of the first Labour government. By length of tenure and in great majorities a safe seat status emerged for Labour (on the basis of these standard criteria) in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s general elections Labour's Mansfield candidates came closer to losing to Conservatives. At the 1983 election, Labour held the seat by just over 2,000 votes – at the following, in 1987, 56 votes. That election was set against the background of the party HQ-backed miners' strike of 1984, not supported by the majority of miners in Nottinghamshire.

In the elections after 1987 until 2017, the Labour MP Alan Meale held Mansfield with relatively large majorities. He was knighted in 2012 after receiving the award in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.[4]

At the 2005 general election, independent candidate Stewart Rickersey, a local District Councillor, took 17% of the vote, finishing in third place.

At the 2010 general election, Andre Camilleri, another candidate from Mansfield Independent Forum and previously a local councillor with special responsibility as a Cabinet Member for Mansfield District Council during 2003 to 2007, was placed fourth with 9% of the vote, above the 5% deposit threshold.

At the 2015 general election, the UKIP candidate Sid Pepper received 25% of the vote placing him third; this dropped to 5% at the 2017 election.

At the 2019 general election, Ben Bradley held Mansfield with a 16,306 majority, the highest ever for a Conservative candidate.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[5] Party
1885 Cecil Foljambe Liberal
1892 John Williams Liberal
1900 Arthur Markham Liberal
1916 Sir Charles Seely Liberal
1918 William Carter Labour
1922 Albert Bennett Liberal
1923 Frank Varley Labour
1929 Charles Brown Labour
1941 Bernard Taylor Labour
1966 Don Concannon Labour
1987 Sir Alan Meale Labour
2017 Ben Bradley Conservative

Elections
Election results for Mansfield

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Mansfield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Bradley 31,484 63.9 17.3
Labour Sonya Ward 15,178 30.8 13.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Brown 1,626 3.3 1.9
Independent Sid Pepper 527 1.1 4.4
Independent Stephen Harvey 458 0.9 N/A
Majority 16,306 33.1 31.0
Turnout 49,273 63.9 0.6
Conservative hold Swing 15.0
General election 2017: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Bradley 23,392 46.6 18.4
Labour Alan Meale 22,335 44.5 5.1
UKIP Sid Pepper 2,654 5.3 19.8
Independent Philip Shields 1,079 2.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anita Prabhakar 697 1.4 1.9
Majority 1,057 2.1 N/A
Turnout 50,157 64.5 3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.7
General election 2015: Mansfield[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale[8] 18,603 39.4 0.7
Conservative Andrea Clarke[9] 13,288 28.2 1.8
UKIP Sid Pepper[10] 11,850 25.1 18.9
Liberal Democrats Tony Rogers[11] 1,642 3.5 12.0
Green Paul Frost[12] 1,486 3.1 N/A
TUSC Karen Seymour[11] 324 0.7 N/A
Majority 5,315 11.3 1.1
Turnout 47,193 60.9 0.5
Labour hold Swing 0.6
General election 2010: Mansfield[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale 18,753 38.7 -11.4
Conservative Tracy Critchlow 12,741 26.3 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Wyatt[14] 7,469 15.4 +1.4
Mansfield Independent Forum Andre Camilleri 4,339 9.0 -8.0
UKIP David Hamilton 2,985 6.2 +6.2
BNP Rachel Hill 2,108 4.4 +4.4
Majority 6,012 12.4
Turnout 48,395 60.4 +3.5
Labour hold Swing -9.5

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Mansfield[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale 18,400 48.1 −9.0
Conservative Anne Wright 7,035 18.4 −8.8
Mansfield Independent Forum Stewart Rickersey 6,491 17.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger Shelley 5,316 13.9 −1.8
Veritas Michael Harvey 1,034 2.7 N/A
Majority 11,365 29.7
Turnout 38,276 55.4 +0.2
Labour hold Swing −0.1
General election 2001: Mansfield[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale 21,050 57.1 -7.3
Conservative William Wellesley 10,012 27.2 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill 5,790 15.7 +4.7
Majority 11,038 29.9
Turnout 36,852 55.2 -15.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Mansfield[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale 30,556 64.4 +10.0
Conservative Tim Frost 10,038 21.2 −11.9
Liberal Democrats Phil Smith 5,244 11.1 −1.5
Referendum Jim Bogusz 1,588 3.3
Majority 20,518 43.3 +22.0
Turnout 70.7 -11.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1992: Mansfield[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale 29,932 54.4 +16.9
Conservative Gary S. Mond 18,208 33.1 −4.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart R. Thompstone 6,925 12.6 −9.6
Majority 11,724 21.3 +21.2
Turnout 55,065 82.2 +3.8
Labour hold Swing +10.6

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Mansfield[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Meale 19,610 37.5 −3.0
Conservative Charles Hendry 19,554 37.4 +1.8
SDP Barry Answer 11,604 22.2 −1.7
Moderate Labour Brian Marshall 1,580 3.0 N/A
Majority 56 0.1
Turnout 78.4
Labour hold Swing −2.4
General election 1983: Mansfield[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Concannon 18,670 40.5 -11.78
Conservative R.J. Wrenn 16,454 35.6 +3.71
SDP S.E. Taylor 11,036 23.9 N/A
Majority 2,216 4.9
Turnout 46,160 70.7
Labour hold Swing -7.75

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Concannon 29,051 52.28 -5.13
Conservative K Daly 17,720 31.89 +8.73
Liberal DJ Chambers 8,536 15.36 -3.19
National Front P Donovan 259 0.47 N/A
Majority 11,331 20.39
Turnout 77.34
Labour hold Swing -6.93
General election October 1974: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Concannon 28,964 57.41
Conservative JR Wood 11,685 23.16
Liberal D Chambers 9,358 18.55
Communist Frederick Charles Westacott 448 0.89
Majority 17,279 34.25
Turnout 72.54
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Concannon 34,378 64.51
Conservative HJ Thompson 18,236 34.22
Communist Frederick Charles Westacott 675 1.27
Majority 16,142 30.29
Turnout 77.35
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Concannon 30,554 66.12
Conservative C William H Morton 15,027 32.52
Communist Frederick Charles Westacott 628 1.36
Majority 15,527 33.60
Turnout 68.67
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Don Concannon 28,849 64.24
Conservative Kenneth Clarke 9,987 22.24
Liberal Reginald Strauther 5,483 12.21
Communist Frederick Charles Westacott 590 1.31
Majority 18,862 42.00
Turnout 74.82
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Mansfield[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor 29,055 63.57
Conservative Kenneth Clarke 10,021 21.93
Liberal Reginald Strauther 6,628 14.50
Majority 19,034 41.65
Turnout 77.86
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Mansfield[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor 31,066 67.88
Conservative M Robert V Eliot 14,700 32.12
Majority 16,366 35.76
Turnout 80.75
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor 29,543 68.46
Conservative Ian Berkeley Church 13,610 31.54
Majority 15,933 36.92
Turnout 78.15
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor 37,097 69.92
Conservative Muriel Evelyn Williamson 15,961 30.08
Majority 21,136 39.84
Turnout 83.34
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor 36,224 66.65
Conservative Herbert Leslie Milliard 12,495 22.99
Liberal C H Preston Robinson 5,145 9.47
Communist W Les Ellis[24] 482 0.89
Majority 23,729 43.66
Turnout 85.83
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor 43,113 75.09
Conservative Thomas Lynch 14,302 24.91
Majority 28,811 50.18
Turnout 75.93
Labour hold Swing
1941 Mansfield by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Taylor unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s
General election 1935: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Brown 31,803 68.01
Conservative Alexander Spearman 14,962 31.99
Majority 16,841 36.01
Turnout 69.54
Labour hold Swing
General election 1931: Mansfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Brown 26,865 55.77
Conservative ESB Hopkin 21,303 44.23
Majority 5,562 11.55
Turnout 77.01
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1929: Mansfield[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Brown 28,416 58.6 −0.4
Liberal William Collins 10,517 21.7 N/A
Unionist S R Sidebottom 9,035 18.6 −22.4
Communist Rosina Smith 533 1.1 N/A
Majority 17,899 36.9 +18.9
Turnout 48,501 81.2 +6.4
Registered electors 59,735
Labour hold Swing +11.0
General election 1924: Mansfield[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Varley 19,441 59.0 +1.2
Unionist C.L. Hanington 13,535 41.0 N/A
Majority 5,906 18.0 +2.4
Turnout 32,976 74.8 −1.1
Registered electors 44,094
Labour hold Swing +1.2
General election 1923: Mansfield[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Varley 18,813 57.8 +9.8
Liberal Albert Bennett 13,757 42.2 −9.8
Majority 5,056 15.6 N/A
Turnout 32,570 75.9 +1.6
Registered electors 42,937
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +9.8
General election 1922: Mansfield[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Bennett 16,192 52.0 +32.5
Labour William Carter 14,917 48.0 +4.4
Majority 1,275 4.0 N/A
Turnout 31,109 74.3 +21.8
Registered electors 41,868
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +14.1

Elections in the 1910s
General election 1918: Mansfield[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Carter 8,957 43.6 N/A
C National Democratic George Jarrett 6,678 32.6 N/A
Liberal Violet Markham 4,000 19.5 −53.5
Independent Nowroji Merwangi Tarachand 878 4.3 N/A
Majority 2,279 11.0 N/A
Turnout 20,513 52.5 −21.4
Registered electors 39,041
Labour gain from Liberal Swing N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Election results 1885–1918

Elections in the 1880s
Foljambe
General election 1885: Mansfield [26][27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cecil Foljambe 6,120 72.6 N/A
Conservative John Horne Payne 2,305 27.4 N/A
Majority 3,815 45.2 N/A
Turnout 8,425 85.4 N/A
Registered electors 9,862
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1886: Mansfield [25][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cecil Foljambe 4,876 63.3 -9.3
Conservative Lancelot Rolleston 2,832 36.7 +9.3
Majority 2,044 26.6 -18.6
Turnout 7,708 78.2 -7.2
Registered electors 9,862
Liberal hold Swing -9.3

Elections in the 1890s
General election 1892: Mansfield [25][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Williams 5,731 63.9 +0.6
Conservative Daniel Warde 3,235 36.1 -0.6
Majority 2,496 27.8 +1.2
Turnout 8,966 77.7 -0.5
Registered electors 11,539
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
General election 1895: Mansfield [25][27][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Williams 5,670 57.0 -6.9
Conservative Henry Eyre 4,285 43.0 +6.9
Majority 1,385 14.0 -13.8
Turnout 9,955 80.6 +2.9
Registered electors 12,345
Liberal hold Swing -6.9

Elections in the 1900s
Markham
General election 1900: Mansfield [25][27][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Markham 6,496 61.2 +4.2
Conservative Henry Eyre 4,127 38.8 -4.2
Majority 2,369 22.4 +8.4
Turnout 10,623 73.5 -7.1
Registered electors 14,456
Liberal hold Swing +4.2
General election 1906: Mansfield [25][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Markham Unopposed
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1910s
General election January 1910: Mansfield [25][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Markham 12,622 74.2 N/A
Conservative John George Drummond Campbell 4,382 25.8 N/A
Majority 8,240 48.4
Turnout 80.7
Liberal hold Swing
General election December 1910: Mansfield [25][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Markham 11,383 73.0 -1.2
Conservative Frederick Pepys Cockerill 4,200 27.0 +1.2
Majority 7,183 46.0 -2.4
Turnout 73.9 -6.8
Liberal hold Swing -1.2

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

1916 Mansfield by-election [25][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Seely 7,597 63.0 -10.0
Independent Arthur Turnbull* 4,456 37.0 N/A
Majority 3,141 26.0 -20.0
Turnout 12,053 48.7 25.2
Liberal hold Swing

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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