The Labour Party has secured overall control of Mansfield District Council after gaining a significant majority on the council. The group, led by Andy Abrahams, reached 25 councillors out of a possible 39 and also secured a significant victory in the mayoral poll.
It means the group holds 26 seats in the chamber – including the mayoral role, which Mr Abrahams secured with 9,987 votes. Councillor Andre Camilleri, of the Conservatives, finished in second during the mayoral count but successfully gained election onto the council in Berry Hill.
Cllr Mick Barton (Mans Ind) finished third in the mayoral poll and saw his Mansfield Independents slump from 13 to three councillors in the chamber. But the Conservatives recorded a record five seats at the Civic Centre and will now be the official opposition on the authority for the first ever time.
