Election latest - results and reaction across Mansfield and Ashfield
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- Labour blames “apathy” for poor performance in Ashfield;
- Mansfield results being counted today;
- Mansfield mayoral result expected around lunchtime.
This story will be updated through the day...
Election latest
Key Events
- Labour’s Andy Abrahams wins four more years as Mansfield mayor
- Ashfield Independents win another landslide victory to retain control of Ashfield Council
- Labour making gains across Mansfield Council
- Conservatives have already won more seats then they had before in Mansfield as Mansfield Independents lose out
It’s been a very good day for Labour in Mansfield. Mayor Andy Abrahams has been re-elected with a greatly increased majority.
Labour's Andy Abrahams has been re-elected as mayor of Mansfield with a comfortable majority
Andy Abrahams has been re-elected as mayor of Mansfield.
And the Party then took 25 of the 36 available seats on Mansfield Council, up from 14. The Conservatives also increased their representation, from two seats to five.
But it was a bad day for the Independents - the Mansfield Independents saw their number of seats fall from 13 to just four, while there are now just two Independents, compared with seven before. That’s it from our live election blog - we’ll have more reaction on chad.co.uk later.
And the final Mansfield Council result is another Labour success as John Coxhead retains his Yeoman Hill seat.
And another Labour win, as Mansfield Independent Teresa Hanstock loses her Sherwood seat
Results for the Sherwood Ward:
Alan Bell (Labour) - 279 (ELECTED)
Emma Camina (Conservatives) - 114
Teresa Hanstock (Mansfield Independents) - 193
With just Sherwood and Yeoman Hill left to declare, Mansfield Council is currently made up of 23 Labour councillors, five Conservative councillors, four Mansfield Independents and two Independents.
Another Labour win on Mansfield Council.
Results for the Wainwright Ward:
Lynn Henshaw (Labour) - 280 (ELECTED)
Ian Sheppard (Mansfield Independents) - 115
Beverley Smith (Conservatives) - 99
Sinead Anderson - wife of Ashfield MP Lee Anderson and latterly Mansfield Council member for Eakring - wins Thompsons ward for the Conservatives by 21 votes.
Results for the Thompsons Ward:
Sinead Anderson (Conservatives) - 348 (ELECTED)
Dennis Robinson (Labour) - 253
Roger Sutcliffe (Mansfield Independents) - 327
And as soon as I type that... Andy Burgin retains his Warsop Carrs seat for Labour Results for the Warsop Carrs Ward:
Ben Bonser (Mansfield Independents) - 57
Andy Burgin (Labour) - 491 (ELECTED)
Robyn Hendley (Green) - 21
Barbara Henson (Conservative) - 110
Just five more Mansfield Council wards to declare we believe - Sherwood, Thompsons, Wainwright, Warsop Carrs and Yeoman Hill.
Conserative Coun Scott Carlton was among those to lose out today, losing his seat representing Edwinstowe and Clipstone on Newark & Sherwood Council.
He said: “Sadly it wasn’t to be today despite best efforts. Residents of Edwinstowe and Clipstone ward have had their say and as of today I will no longer be a District Councillor for the area.
”I have throughly enjoyed my time on the district and I believe we achieved a lot, while responding as a council to the challenges and stresses of the pandemic during this term of office, and more recently within the cost of living.
”I do wish to warmly congratulate Councillors Peacock, Freeman and Brooks on their elections to the District Council. I wish you the very best.
”I will however, carry on as the County Councillor for the Sherwood Division which takes in Edwinstowe, Clipstone, Kings Clipstone, Rufford, Eakring and Wellow.We have lots to sort and I promise to carry on working hard for you and supporting our community.”