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Mansfield — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Mansfield was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,485 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Mansfield from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Cecil George Savile Foljambe (Liberal) 6,120 72.6% John Horne Payne (Conservative) 3,815 (45.3 pts) 85.4%
1886 Cecil George Savile Foljambe (Liberal) 4,876 63.3% Lancelot Rolleston (Conservative) 2,044 (26.5 pts) 78.2%
1892 John Carvell Williams (Liberal) 5,731 63.9% Daniel Warde (Conservative) 2,496 (27.8 pts) 77.7%
1895 John Carvell Williams (Liberal) 5,670 57.0% Henry Eyre (Conservative) 1,385 (13.9 pts) 80.6%
1900 Arthur Basil Markham (Liberal) 6,496 61.2% Henry Eyre (Conservative) 2,369 (22.3 pts) 73.5%
1906 Arthur Basil Markham (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 Arthur Basil Markham (Liberal) 12,622 74.2% John George Drummond Campbell (Conservative) 8,240 (48.5 pts) 80.7%
Dec 1910 Arthur Basil Markham (Liberal) 11,383 73.0% Frederick Popys Cockerill (Conservative) 7,183 (46.1 pts) 73.9%
1918 William Carter (Labour) 8,957 43.7% George William Symonds Jarrett (National Democratic and Labour) 2,279 (11.1 pts) 52.5%
1922 Albert James Bennett (Liberal) 16,192 52.0% William Carter (Labour) 1,275 (4.1 pts) 74.3%
1923 Frank Bradley Varley (Labour) 18,813 57.8% Albert James Bennett (Liberal) 5,056 (15.5 pts) 75.9%
1924 Frank Bradley Varley (Labour) 19,441 59.0% Charles Lionel Hanington (Unionist) 5,906 (17.9 pts) 74.8%
1929 Charles Brown (Labour) 28,416 58.6% William Collins (Liberal) 17,899 (36.9 pts) 81.2%
1931 Charles Brown (Labour) 26,865 55.8% Elisha Sam Buxton Hopkin (Conservative) 5,562 (11.6 pts) 77.0%
1935 Charles Brown (Labour) 31,803 68.0% Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman (Conservative) 16,841 (36.0 pts) 69.5%
1945 Harry Bernard Taylor (Labour) 43,113 75.1% Thomas Lynch (Conservative) 28,811 (50.2 pts) 75.8%
1950 Harry Bernard Taylor (Labour) 36,224 66.7% Hebert Leslie Milliard (Conservative) 23,729 (43.7 pts) 85.8%
1951 Harry Bernard Taylor (Labour) 37,097 69.9% Muriel Evelyn Williamson (Conservative) 21,136 (39.8 pts) 83.3%
1955 Harry Bernard Taylor (Labour) 29,643 68.7% Ian Berkeley Church (Conservative) 16,033 (37.1 pts) 78.3%
1959 Harry Bernard Taylor (Labour) 31,066 67.9% M Robert V Eliot (Conservative) 16,366 (35.8 pts) 80.8%
1964 Harry Bernard Taylor (Labour) 29,055 63.6% Kenneth Harry Clarke (Conservative) 19,034 (41.6 pts) 77.9%
1966 Don Concannon (Labour) 28,849 64.2% Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) 18,862 (42.0 pts) 75.0%
1970 Don Concannon (Labour) 30,554 66.1% Charles William Hearne Morton (Conservative) 15,527 (33.6 pts) 68.7%
Feb 1974 Don Concannon (Labour) 34,378 64.5% Henry John Thompson (Conservative) 16,142 (30.3 pts) 77.3%
Oct 1974 Don Concannon (Labour) 28,964 57.4% John Rodney Wood (Conservative) 17,279 (34.2 pts) 72.6%
1979 Don Concannon (Labour) 29,051 52.3% Kenneth Anthony Edward Daly (Conservative) 11,331 (20.4 pts) 77.3%
1983 Don Concannon (Labour) 18,670 40.4% Richard Jenner Wrenn (Conservative) 2,216 (4.8 pts) 70.7%
1987 Alan Meale (Labour) 19,610 37.5% Charles Hendry (Conservative) 56 (0.1 pts) 78.4%
1992 Alan Meale (Labour) 29,932 54.4% Gary Mond (Conservative) 11,724 (21.3 pts) 82.2%
1997 Alan Meale (Labour) 30,556 64.4% Tim Frost (Conservative) 20,518 (43.3 pts) 70.7%
2001 Alan Meale (Labour) 21,050 57.1% William Wellesley (Conservative) 11,038 (29.9 pts) 55.2%
2005 Alan Meale (Labour) 18,400 48.1% Anne Wright (Conservative) 11,365 (29.7 pts) 55.4%
2010 Alan Meale (Labour) 18,753 38.7% Tracy Critchlow (Conservative) 6,012 (12.4 pts) 60.5%
2015 Alan Meale (Labour) 18,603 39.4% Andrea Clarke (Conservative) 5,315 (11.3 pts) 61.0%
2017 Ben Bradley (Conservative) 23,392 46.6% Alan Meale (Labour) 1,057 (2.1 pts) 64.6%
2019 Ben Bradley (Conservative) 31,484 63.9% Sonya Ward (Labour) 16,306 (33.1 pts) 64.1%
2024 Steve Yemm (Labour) 16,048 39.1% Ben Bradley (Conservative) 3,485 (8.5 pts) 55.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil George Savile Foljambe Liberal 6,12072.6% Yes
John Horne Payne Conservative 2,30527.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cecil George Savile Foljambe Liberal 4,87663.3% Yes
Lancelot Rolleston Conservative 2,83236.7% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Carvell Williams Liberal 5,73163.9% Yes
Daniel Warde Conservative 3,23536.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Carvell Williams Liberal 5,67057.0% Yes
Henry Eyre Conservative 4,28543.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Basil Markham Liberal 6,49661.2% Yes
Henry Eyre Conservative 4,12738.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Basil Markham Liberal Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Basil Markham Liberal 12,62274.2% Yes
John George Drummond Campbell Conservative 4,38225.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Basil Markham Liberal 11,38373.0% Yes
Frederick Popys Cockerill Conservative 4,20027.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Carter Labour 8,95743.7% Yes
George William Symonds Jarrett National Democratic and Labour 6,67832.6% No
Violet Markham Liberal 4,00019.5% No
Nowroji Merwangi Tarachand Independent 8784.3% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert James Bennett Liberal 16,19252.0% Yes
William Carter Labour 14,91748.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Bradley Varley Labour 18,81357.8% Yes
Albert James Bennett Liberal 13,75742.2% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Bradley Varley Labour 19,44159.0% Yes
Charles Lionel Hanington Unionist 13,53541.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Brown Labour 28,41658.6% Yes
William Collins Liberal 10,51721.7% No
Samuel Richards Sidebottom Unionist 9,03518.6% No
Rosina Smith Communist 5331.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Brown Labour 26,86555.8% Yes
Elisha Sam Buxton Hopkin Conservative 21,30344.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Brown Labour 31,80368.0% Yes
Alexander Cadwallader Mainwaring Spearman Conservative 14,96232.0% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Bernard Taylor Labour 43,11375.1% Yes
Thomas Lynch Conservative 14,30224.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Bernard Taylor Labour 36,22466.7% Yes
Hebert Leslie Milliard Conservative 12,49523.0% No
Preston Robinson Liberal 5,1459.5% No
Les Ellis Communist 4820.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Bernard Taylor Labour 37,09769.9% Yes
Muriel Evelyn Williamson Conservative 15,96130.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Bernard Taylor Labour 29,64368.7% Yes
Ian Berkeley Church Conservative 13,61031.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Bernard Taylor Labour 31,06667.9% Yes
M Robert V Eliot Conservative 14,70032.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harry Bernard Taylor Labour 29,05563.6% Yes
Kenneth Harry Clarke Conservative 10,02121.9% No
Reginald Strauther Liberal 6,62814.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Concannon Labour 28,84964.2% Yes
Kenneth Clarke Conservative 9,98722.2% No
Reginald Strauther Liberal 5,48312.2% No
Frederick Westacott Communist 5901.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Concannon Labour 30,55466.1% Yes
Charles William Hearne Morton Conservative 15,02732.5% No
Frederick Charles Westacott Communist 6281.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Concannon Labour 34,37864.5% Yes
Henry John Thompson Conservative 18,23634.2% No
Frederick Charles Westacott Communist 6751.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Concannon Labour 28,96457.4% Yes
John Rodney Wood Conservative 11,68523.2% No
David John Chambers Liberal 9,35818.5% No
Frederick Charles Westacott Communist 4480.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Concannon Labour 29,05152.3% Yes
Kenneth Anthony Edward Daly Conservative 17,72031.9% No
David John Chambers Liberal 8,53615.4% No
Peter Frederick Donovan National Front 2590.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Don Concannon Labour 18,67040.4% Yes
Richard Jenner Wrenn Conservative 16,45435.6% No
Stephen Ernest Taylor Social Democratic Party 11,03623.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 19,61037.5% Yes
Charles Hendry Conservative 19,55437.4% No
Barry Answer Social Democratic Party 11,60422.2% No
Brian Marshall Moderate Labour 1,5803.0% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 29,93254.4% Yes
Gary Mond Conservative 18,20833.1% No
Stuart Thompstone Liberal Democrat 6,92512.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 30,55664.4% Yes
Tim Frost Conservative 10,03821.2% No
Phil Smith Liberal Democrat 5,24411.1% No
Jim Bogusz Referendum Party 1,5883.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 21,05057.1% Yes
William Wellesley Conservative 10,01227.2% No
Tim Hill Liberal Democrat 5,79015.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 18,40048.1% Yes
Anne Wright Conservative 7,03518.4% No
Stewart Rickersey Independent 6,49117.0% No
Roger Shelley Liberal Democrat 5,31613.9% No
Michael Harvey Veritas 1,0342.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 18,75338.7% Yes
Tracy Critchlow Conservative 12,74126.3% No
Michael Wyatt Liberal Democrat 7,46915.4% No
Andre Camilleri Mansfield Independents 4,3399.0% No
David Hamilton UKIP 2,9856.2% No
Rachel Hill BNP 2,1084.4% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Meale Labour 18,60339.4% Yes
Andrea Clarke Conservative 13,28828.2% No
Sid Pepper UKIP 11,85025.1% No
Tony Rogers Liberal Democrat 1,6423.5% No
Paul Frost Green 1,4863.1% No
Karen Seymour Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3240.7% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Bradley Conservative 23,39246.6% Yes
Alan Meale Labour 22,33544.5% No
Sid Pepper UKIP 2,6545.3% No
Philip Shields Independent 1,0792.2% No
Anita Prabhakar Liberal Democrat 6971.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Bradley Conservative 31,48463.9% Yes
Sonya Ward Labour 15,17830.8% No
Sarah Brown Liberal Democrat 1,6263.3% No
Sid Pepper Independent 5271.1% No
Stephen Harvey Independent 4580.9% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Steve Yemm Labour 16,04839.1% Yes
Ben Bradley Conservative 12,56330.6% No
Matthew Warnes Reform UK 9,38522.8% No
Phil Shields Green 1,3263.2% No
Michael Wyatt Liberal Democrat 7991.9% No
Peter Dean Socialist Labour 4231.0% No
Wesley Milligan Independent 3350.8% No
Karen Seymour Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1230.3% No
Zen Bilas Independent 850.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 45.3 pts 1886: Liberal margin 26.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1895: Liberal margin 13.9 pts 1900: Liberal margin 22.3 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 48.5 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 46.1 pts 1918: Labour margin 11.1 pts 1922: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 15.5 pts 1924: Labour margin 17.9 pts 1929: Labour margin 36.9 pts 1931: Labour margin 11.6 pts 1935: Labour margin 36.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 50.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 43.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 39.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 37.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 35.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 41.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 42.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 33.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 30.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 34.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 4.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 0.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 21.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 43.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 29.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 29.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 12.4 pts 2015: Labour margin 11.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 2.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 33.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Mansfield has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mansfield in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Mansfield in 2024 with 16,048 votes (39.1%), a majority of 3,485 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Mansfield since 1885?

Since 1885, Mansfield has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Mansfield?

The closest result on record for Mansfield was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 56 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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