Mansfield District
Mansfield District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Ceremonial county | Nottinghamshire |
Admin. HQ | Mansfield |
Government | |
• Type | Mansfield District Council |
•MP | Steve Yemm,Labour |
Area | |
• Total | 30 sq mi (77 km2) |
• Rank | 222nd |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 111,117 |
• Rank | Ranked 219th |
• Density | 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
Ethnicity(2021) | |
•Ethnic groups | |
Religion(2021) | |
•Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0(Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1(British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 37UF (ONS) E07000174 (GSS) |
Mansfield Districtis alocal government districtinNottinghamshire,England. It is named after the town ofMansfield,where the council is based. The district also containsMansfield Woodhouse(which forms part of theMansfield urban area) andWarsop.
The neighbouring districts areBassetlaw,Newark and Sherwood,AshfieldandBolsover.
History
[edit]The town of Mansfield had been governed byimprovement commissionersfrom 1823.[2]They were replaced in 1891 when it was incorporated as amunicipal borough.[3]
The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under theLocal 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 grantedborough status.Insteadcharter trusteeswere 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 adirectly elected mayor.
Governance
[edit]Mansfield District Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 36 councillors plus elected mayor |
Political groups |
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 6 May 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Civic Centre, Chesterfield Road South, Mansfield, NG197BH | |
Website | |
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Mansfield District Council providesdistrict-levelservices.County-levelservices are provided byNottinghamshire County Council.Warsop is also acivil parish,which is a third tier of local government for that part of the district.[11][12]
Political control
[edit]The council has been underLabourmajority control since the2023 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 | |
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Labour | 1974–2003 | |
Mansfield Independent | 2003–2011 | |
Labour | 2011–2015 | |
Mansfield Independent | 2015–2019 | |
No overall control | 2019–2023 | |
Labour | 2023–present |
Leadership
[edit]From 1974 until 2002, political leadership was provided by theleader of the council.Only one person served as leader in that time:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Jim Hawkins[15][16] | Labour | 1 Apr 1974 | 20 Oct 2002 |
In 2002 the council changed to having adirectly elected mayor.The mayors since 2002 have been:[17]
Mayor | Party | From | To | |
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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
[edit]Following the2023 electionand a By-election in June 2024, the composition of the council (excluding the elected mayor's seat) was:[18][19]
Party | Councillors | |
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Labour | 26 | |
Conservative | 4 | |
Mansfield Ind. | 4 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Total | 36 |
The next full election is due in May 2027.
Elections
[edit]Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the district has been divided in 36wards,each of which elects onecouncillor.Elections are held every four years.[20]
Premises
[edit]The council is based at the Civic Centre on Chesterfield Road South in Mansfield.[21]The building was purpose-built for the council at a cost of £6.7million and opened on 1 September 1986.[22][23]
Geography
[edit]Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse form a single urban area, which also includesForest 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 anunparished area.[12]The parish of Warsop contains the settlements ofMarket Warsop,Church WarsopandMeden Valeplus surrounding rural areas, including areas of woodland which form part ofSherwood Forest.Part of the urban area ofPleasley,most of which is in the Bolsover district ofDerbyshire,extends across the border into Mansfield district.
Arms
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abUK Census(2021)."2021 Census Area Profile – Mansfield Local Authority (E07000174)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved5 January2024.
- ^"Mansfield Improvement Act 1823".legislation.gov.uk.The National Archives.Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^"Mansfield Municipal Borough".A Vision of Britain through Time.GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth.Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 1972/2039,retrieved31 May2023
- ^"Gedling".Britannica.Retrieved8 August2018.
- ^"The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 1973/551,retrieved31 May2023
- ^"District Councils and Boroughs".Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).28 March 1974.Retrieved4 December2021.
- ^"Council minutes, 23 May 2023".Mansfield District Council.23 May 2023.Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^Topping, Andrew (19 May 2022)."Mansfield councillors approve appointment of new chief executive".Chad.Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^""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.Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^"Local Government Act 1972",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,1972 c. 70,retrieved31 May2023
- ^ab"Election Maps".Ordnance Survey.Retrieved21 September2023.
- ^"Compositions calculator".The Elections Centre.4 March 2016.Retrieved10 August2022.
- ^"Mansfield".BBC News Online.Retrieved18 February2010.
- ^"Councillors: What they claimed".Nottingham Evening Post.20 July 1974. p. 5.Retrieved21 December2023.
- ^"Mansfield businessman to make changes".Chad.4 July 2001. Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2013.Retrieved21 December2023.
- ^"Council minutes".Mansfield District Council.11 June 2007.Retrieved20 August2022.
- ^"Local elections 2023: live council results for England".The Guardian.
- ^Cox, Phoebe (10 April 2024)."Mansfield councillor resigns from seat with 'immediate effect' due to 'personal reasons'".Chad.Retrieved4 May2024.
- ^"The Mansfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022",legislation.gov.uk,The National Archives,SI 2022/777,retrieved24 December2023
- ^"Contact us".Mansfield District Council.Retrieved24 December2023.
- ^"Council crest in new centre".The Recorder.Mansfield. 14 August 1986. p. 12.Retrieved24 December2023– via www.findmypast.co.uk.(registration required)
- ^"ANNALS OF MANSFIELD FROM 1086 TO 1999".www.ourmansfieldandarea.org.uk.Retrieved30 May2024.
- ^"East Midlands Region".Civic Heraldry of England.Retrieved5 March2021.