Mayor of Mansfield

Mayor of Mansfield
Incumbent
Andy Abrahams
since 6 May 2019
StyleExecutive Mayor
Member ofMansfield Labour Group
AppointerElectorate of Mansfield
Term lengthFour years
Salary£49,377.04 (Special responsibility allowance)
+ £7935.96 (associated expenses) 2022/23[1]
WebsiteMeet the Mayor

The Mayor of Mansfield is the directly elected executive mayor of the district of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. A new appointment was created from 2002 following moves made by a Mansfield-based businessman to change the governance of Mansfield after a public referendum.[2]

Andy Abrahams was elected on 3 May 2019 by two votes from sitting incumbent Kate Allsop after two recounts of the second-preference votes.[3]

The incumbent from 2002 to May 2015 was Tony Egginton, succeeded by his fellow Mansfield Independent Forum party member Kate Allsop,[4][5] who stood against Egginton in 2002 as a Conservative.

From the 2015 booklet issued to all households having registered voters:[6]

An elected Mayor is different to a ceremonial Mayor or Leader of the council as they are elected by the people of Mansfield district.

It is the job of the Mayor to represent the council and its residents, make key decisions on policies, services and how the council spends its money.

The Mayor is supported by a Cabinet of councillors who help him or her develop and implement these policies.

  1. ^ Mansfield mayoral candidate vows to axe role if elected Chad, 20 January 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023
  2. ^ Mansfield businessman to make changes Mansfield Chad, local newspaper, July 2001 Retrieved 2 December 2014
  3. ^ Labour wins Mayoral election by just two votes Chad (Mansfield newspaper) 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019
  4. ^ "Voters snub parties in mayor polls". BBC News. 18 October 2002.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Election results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Mansfield Mayoral Election, April 2015. Published by Ruth Marlow, Returning Officer, Mansfield District Council. Accessed 22 May 2015