Nottinghamshire elections 2019

So at the end of a long day Labour has the largest group with 15 seats but does not have an overall majority.
No party has overall control, with Mansfield Independant Forum next largest with 13 seats.
Independents have five seats, Conservatives two, other one.

A by election will have to take place in Sandhurst as Andy Abrahams who won for Labour cannot be Mayor and a ward councillor at the same time.

The results for the Abbott ward:
Answer (MIF) – 481 (ELECTED) MIF retain seat
Clarke (Labour) – 205
Hemmings (Cons) – 92

The results for the Berry Hill ward:
Bilas – 30
Dobb (Labour) – 117
Fletcher (Cons) – 307
Tristram (MIF) – 630 (ELECTED) MIF retain seat


The results for the Brick Kiln ward:
Lee Browne (MIF) – 127
Terry Clay (Labour) – 292 (ELECTED)
Anna Ellis (Cons) – 75
Daniel Hartshorn (UKIP) – 103
Labour retain seat.


The results for the Eakring ward:

Sinead Anderson (Cons) – 343 (ELECTED)
Paul Bradshaw (Labour) – 187
Stewart Rickersey (MIF) – 216
Alexander Smith (UKIP) – 96

Conservative Party takes the seat from MIF.


The results for the Holly ward:
Jacob Denness (Labour) – 150
Bo Hitchmough (Cons) – 120
Martin Wright (MIF) – 500 (ELECTED)
MIF retain seat.


The results for the Carr Bank ward:
Darren Hunt (Labour) – 189
Russell Talbot (Cons) – 85
Stuart Wallace (MIF) – 298 (ELECTED)
MIF retain seat.

The results for the Hornby ward:

Stephen Bodle (MIF) – 280 (ELECTED) MIF take seat from Labour
Joyce Bosnjak (Labour) – 188
Ricky-Lee Cooke (Cons) – 174.

The results for the Manor ward:

Damian Bennett (MIF) – 260
Bethan Eddy (Cons) – 275
Craig Whitby (Labour) – 289 (ELECTED) Labour retain seat.

The results for the Market Warsop ward:

Debra Barlow – 273 (ELECTED) took seat from Labour
Lol Brown (MIF) – 91
Kristyna Ellis (Cons) – 83
Louise Husband (Labour) – 218.

The results for the Oak Tree ward:

Janis Clarke (Cons) – 51
Hayley Dallman (Labour) – 63
Vaughan Hopewell (MIF) – 274 (ELECTED) MIF retains seat
The results for the Woodhouse ward:

Amanda Fisher (Labour) – 374 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat
Stuart Hickmott (Cons) – 72
Jayne Riddin (MIF) – 185.

The results for the Park Hall ward:

Victor Bobo (Cons) – 104
Dean Ellis (MIF) – 243
Ann Norman (Labour) – 256 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat.

The results for the Warsop Carrs ward:

Andy Burgin (Labour) – 500 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat
Ben Hollywood (MIF) – 145
Marc Jones (Cons) – 118.


The results for the Ladybrook ward:

Kevin Bradley (Cons) – 89
Denis O’Neill (MIF) – 173
Sue Swinscoe (Labour) – 255 (ELECTED) Labour retain seat.



The results for the Portland ward:

Foysal Choudhury (MIF) – 135
Brian Lohan (Labour) – 204 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat
Shirley Peters (Cons) – 52.

The results for the Grange Farm ward:

Nicholas Bennett (MIF) – 179
Laura Hemmings (Cons) – 204
Sylvia June Stendall (Independent) – 277 (ELECTED) This ward was vacant at the time of election
Lesley Wright (Labour) – 156.


The results for the Oakham ward:

Lee Anderson (Cons) – 343 (ELECTED) Conservatives take seat from MIF
Kev Brown (MIF) – 202
Martin Lee (Labour) - 226.

The results for the Lindhurst ward:

Anne Callaghan (Labour) – 166
Robert Elliman (Cons) – 367
Roger Sutcliffe (MIF) – 375 (ELECTED) MIF retains seat.

The results for the Ransom Wood ward:

Katherine Johnson (Cons) – 104
John Smart (Labour) – 222 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat
Steve Ward (MIF) – 208.

The results for the Sherwood ward:

Teresa Hanstock (MIF) – 225 (ELECTED) MIF takes seat that was unaligned
Paul Henshaw (Labour) – 223
Caroline Tapken (Cons) – 124.

The results for the Racecourse ward:
Anthoney (MIF) – 82
Ethan Burrell (Cons) – 57
Steve Garner (Independent) – 381 (ELECTED) Independent takes seat from Mansfield South Independent Group
Chris Williams (Labour) – 125.

The results for the Sandhurst ward:
Andy Abrahams (Labour) – 284 (ELECTED) Labour takes seat from MIF
Andy Rimmer (Lib Dem) – 16
Helena Sale (Cons) – 152
Dave Saunders (MIF) – 230.


The results for the Maun Valley ward:

Mick Barton (MIF) – 482 (ELECTED) MIF retains seat
Andy Chambers (Labour) – 156
Robert Corden (Cons) – 179.

The results for the Woodlands ward:

John Farnath (Cons) - 110
Sally Higgins (Labour) – 154
Paul King (UKIP – Make Brexit Happen) – 67
David Smith (MIF) – 232 (ELECTED) MIF retains seat.

The results for the Penniment ward:

Charlie Anderson (Cons) – 93
Adrian Nita (MIF) – 226
Stuart Richardson (Labour) – 304 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat.

The results for the Newlands ward:

Claire Dobb (Labour) – 194
Sid Walker (MIF) – 342 (ELECTED) MIF retains seat
Jonathan Williams (Cons) – 121.


The results for the Woodhouse ward:

Amanda Fisher (Labour) – 374 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat
Stuart Hickmott (Cons) – 72
Jayne Riddin (MIF) – 185.

The results for the Ling Forest ward:

Fiona Burke (Cons) – 204
Bill Drewett (MIF) – 253 (ELECTED) MIF retains seat
Adrian Harpham (Labour) – 117
Colleen Smith (UKIP) - 81.


The results for the Netherfield ward:

Ben Donald (MIF) – 28
Philip Shields (Independent) – 323 (ELECTED) Independent takes seat from Labour
Michelle Swordy (Labour) – 149
James Thomas (Cons) – 97.

The results for the Meden ward:

Denise Answer (MIF) – 119
James Ellis (Cons) – 131
Andy Wetton (Labour) – 390 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat.


The results for the Peafields ward:

Julie Graves (Labour) – 211
Lee Palmer (MIF) – 89
Daniel Redfern (Independent) – 262 (ELECTED) independent takes seat from Labour
Katerina Roberts (Cons) – 122.


The results for the Bull Farm and Pleasley Hill ward:

Ellen Colley (MIF) – 175
Peter Holder (UKIP) – 120
John Roughton (Cons) – 68
Sonya Ward (Labour) – 378 (ELECTED) Labour retains seat.


The results for the Kings Walk ward:

Ben Birchall (MIF) – 238 (ELECTED) seat was previously held by unaligned councillor
Shane Draper (Labour) – 172
Hazel Webb (Cons) – 194.



The results for the Newgate ward:

Steve Gapski (Labour) – 131
Tris Glenn (MIF) – 56
Andy Sissons (Independent) – 243 (ELECTED) took seat from Mansfield South Independent Group
Richard Yates (Cons) – 34.

Kingsway

Allan Dallman (UKIP) – 140
Mark Fretwell (Labour) – 215 (ELECTED) Labour take seat from MIF
Gio Loperfido (MIF) – 133
Kelvin Peters (Cons) – 140.

An amazing result for Labour candidate Andy Abrahams who won the Mansfield Mayoral election by just two votes.
After two recounts of second preference votes he got 7930 votes and Kate Allsop got 7928 votes.
Describing himself as a family man who wants 'A fresh start for Mansfield'.
He won 6,881 votes to Kate Allsop's 5,810 in the first votes so it went to second preference votes after the other three candidates were eliminated.
Hours passed in the Mansfield Civic Centre as first one recount then a second was made of the second preference votes.
In the end he won by almost the slimmest margin possible.

After his victory in the mayoral elections Andy Abrahams said: "I want to thank the electorate I'm going to make sure I will not let them down. I will be a straight talking mayor, I'm going to stick to my manifesto and my pledges and work really hard for Mansfield.
He added: "I'm still taking it all in it's unrealistic to think that I expected this.
because up until less than six months ago I wasn't really involved in Politics.
"I've been a member of the Labour Party for 20 months- I've been a Labour voter all my life. I've got four children and the youngest twins are now 24 . I looked at Mansfield at the situation with it being a conservative town. I've seen how there's a lot of social deprivation It's my nature to get stuck in and before you know it and there's so much that can be done to improve Mansfield.
"I think people voted for me because they can relate to me. I was brought up on Ladybrook Estate , went to the local Junior school went to university and got an engineering degree. I changed careers into education. I think that shows I care about people and I've got compassion. I'm not really about chasing money. They could see me as a normal person and relate to the values I was talking about."

Yet another recount of the second preference votes..
This is going to be very close.
Candidates must be on tenterhooks.

I'm live this morning at the Mansfield Mayoral Election, where the votes are being counted.
The provisional result of the first preference votes have just been announced.

Andy Abrahams, Labour Party with 6,881 votes and Kate Allsop, Mansfield Independent Forum with 5,860 votes go through to the second round.

Each council ward is under the First Past The Post voting system, while the Mayor is elected under the Second Ballot system, where the voter decides their first and second choice.

George Jabbour, The Conservative Party got 3,592 votes; Steve Garner, Independent got 4827 votes; Philip Shields, Independent got 2,422 votes.

If one candidate gets more than half of the first choice, he or she will become mayor.
If no candidate gets more than half the first choice votes, the two candidates with the most first choice votes will remain in the election and other candidates will be eliminated.
The second choice votes of the eliminated candidates are then counted and any that have been cast for the two remaining candidates are added to their total.
The candidate who has the highest overall total of votes is declared the Executive Mayor of Mansfield.
In the last election Kate Allsop succeeded Tony Egginton with 17,604 votes in the first prefrence and 22,600 in the second preference - a majority of 2,880 votes.
The turnout has been announced as 24,128 out of an electorate of 81,076 which is 29.7%
Mansfield District Council has been controlled by the Mansfield Independent Forum since May 2002.

It must be close - a recount of the second preference vote is taking place.

Jacksdale's parish councillors on Selston Parish Council are Christian Chapman, Paula Pilgrim,
Julie Gregory, Sammie Hankin, Sue Jackson and Margaret Ashmore.
Christian Chapman won in the district elections.
Selston and Underwood wards were uncontested.

Conservative candidate George Jabbour said he was pleased with the result despite coming fourth. He said: "There was a lot of uncertainty in the national picture and with the national results overnight I feared I might come last in the Mayoral election today - but I'm delighted that in fact we doubled the share of the vote compared the last time we had stood a Conservative mayoral candidate.
"I have enjoyed this experience."

The Conservatives have lost overall control of Broxtowe Borough Council as Labour and the Liberal Democrats enjoyed gains in the borough elections.
There are still two seats to be contested in June - following the recent death of councillor Chris Rice in Stapleford South East - but the Broxtowe Tories will remain one shy of a majority even if they were to win both.

The council is now currently made up of 20 Conservative councillors (down from 27), 14 Labour (up from 11), five Liberal Democrats (up from four), one Ashfield Independent and two Independent councillors.

The new look means a coalition will need to be formed for any group to take control - and the Liberal Democrats have already set out their intentions.

Speaking after his party gained Bramcote from the Conservatives, Lib Dem leader Steve Carr said: "We are not going to make any decisions and we don't have to until after the election (set for June 13), but at the end of the day it is highly unlikely we will go into any agreement with the Conservatives."
The two big shocks of the night came in Chilwell West, where Labour took two seats from the Conservatives, and Bramcote, where the Liberal Democrats gained all three seats from the Tories.
Richard Jackson, leader of the Conservatives, retained his seat in Attenborough and Chilwell East, and while admitting he was disappointed in the result, he said that against a backdrop of general anger surrounding Brexit, it was still a vote of confidence in the authority's work over the last four years.

Greg Marshalll, Labour's parliamentary candidate and councillor for Beeston West, said after the results had been finalised: "It is good that we have moved the direction of the council away from a Tory majority.
"I am slightly disappointed we didn't get enough seats in line with the fantastic campaign we fought, but clearly we made in roads in lots of seats around the borough."
He added that they will now be carrying on the party's campaign in Stapleford South East in the hope of gaining the two final seats.

After a long eight hours of counting at Kirkby's Festival Hall, the Ashfield District Council election has come to a close.

We now have 30 Ashfield Independent councillors, three Conservative councillors and two Labour councillors.

Thanks for following this live blog, make sure to follow our blog later today which will cover the mayoral and district elections for Mansfield District Council.

Andrew Topping, Chad reporter.

The Conservatives now have more seats than Labour after Councillors Chris Baron, Kevin Rostance and Phil Rostance retained their seats in Hucknall West.

The Conservatives have three seats, while the Conservatives have two.

John Knight, former leader of Ashfield District Council and Labour member for Summit ward, has lost his seat by more than 1,000 votes.

Councillor John Baird of the Ashfield Independents, with 1,472, and Councillor Warren Nuthall, also of the AI with 1,302, have taken control from incumbents John Knight and Donna Gilbert.

Ashfield Independents: 2,774
Conservatives: 72
Labour: 510
UKIP: 120

Cheryl Butler, leader of the Labour group and former leader of Ashfield District Council, has lost her Kirkby Cross and Portland seat.

Councillor Daniel Williamson won the seat for the Ashfield Independents. Results below:

Ashfield Independents: 1026
Conservatives: 48
Labour: 308

Ashfield Independent GAIN from Labour with 74.2 per cent of the vote.

Councillor Richard Chapman has been re-elected as Ashfield Independent member for Jacksdale.

Ashfield Independents 929
Conservatives 28
Labour 82
UKIP 94

Ashfield Independents RETAIN with 82 per cent.

Vice-chairman of the council Councillor Tony Brewer has retained his seat as AI member for Skegby, while Councillor Melanie Darrington has also been elected.

Ashfield Independents
Tony Brewer 1619
Melanie Darrington 1621

Conservatives
Keith Broughton 93
Daniel Yates 54

Labour
Bea Evans-Braddow 290
Paul Roberts 255

Ashfield Independents RETAIN (Brewer) and GAIN from Labour.

Councillor Andy Meakin has been elected as Ashfield Independents member for Abbey Hill ward.

Ashfield Independents: 706
Conservatives: 21
Labour: 176
UKIP: 62

Ashfield Independents GAIN from Labour with 73.1 per cent of the vote.

St Mary's

AI: 941
Lab 211
Con 53

Councillor John Wilmott has retained his seat as Hucknall North member for the Ashfield Independents, while colleagues Coun Dave Shaw and Coun Lee Waters also were elected for the group.

Ashfield Independents:
Dave Shaw 1860
Lee Waters 1879
John Wilmott 2011

Conservatives:
David Randall 216
Cathryn Rostance 281
Maria Stojak 192

Labour:
Natalie Bryan 539
Alice Grice 619
Nat Mason 557

Liberal Democrats:
Vicki Charlton 309
James Harvey 231
Martin Howes 196

Ashfield Independents GAIN from Labour and Conservatives and Wilmott retains.

Councillor Matthew Relf has retained his Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood seat for the Ashfield Independents by extending his majority by 156.

Ashfield Independents: 1007
Conservatives 33
Labour: 104

Ashfield Independents RETAIN (from December by-election) with share of 90 per cent.

Jacksdale, Selston and St Mary's are currently being counted.

Jacksdale had 43.75 per cent turnout, Selston had 43.67 per cent turn out and St Mary's had 42 per cent turnout.

Labour have retained both seats in Hucknall South.

Ashfield Independents:
Ben Tomlinson: 470
Jean Toseland: 461

Conservatives:
Jan Lees: 526
Brian Willows: 496

Labour:
Lauren Mitchell: 642
Keir Morrison: 606

Labour RETAIN both seats with 39 per cent of the vote.

Councillor John Dobson has been elected as Ashfield Independents member for Carsic.

Ashfield Independents: 780
Conservatives: 30
Labour: 241

Ashfield Independents GAIN from Labour with 74.2 per cent.

Councillor David Martin has been elected as Ashfield Independents member for Underwood - the seat previously held by Robert Sears-Piccavey.

Ashfield Independents: 698
Conservatives: 97
Greens: 55
Independent: 379
Labour: 52

Ashfield Independents RETAIN with 54.57 per cent of the vote.

Councillor David Walters has been elected as Ashfield Independents member for Ashfields. The results are as follows:

Ashfield Independents: 970
Conservatives: 83
Labour: 113

Ashfield Independents RETAIN with 83 per cent of the vote.

Agents are now counting for the Abbey Hill and Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood.

ADC returning officer Rob Mitchell announced that turnout for Abbey Hill was 39 per cent, while Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood was 41 per cent.

More to follow.

Councillor Helen-Ann Smith of the Ashfield Independents retains Stanton Hill & Teversal with landslide.

Ashfield Independents: 726
Conservatives: 46
Labour: 108

Ashfield Independents retain with 82.5 per cent of the vote.

Councillor Sarah Madigan has been elected as Ashfield Independent member for Leamington with a landslide victory - another AI gain.

Ashfield Independnets: 712
Conservatives: 35
Labour: 184
Independent: 55

Ashfield Independent GAIN from Labour with 71.7 per cent of the vote.

Agents are now counting for the Carsic, Ashfields and Underwood wards.

ADC returning officer Rob Mitchel announced that turnout for Carsic was 35.87 per cent, Skegby was 39.5 per cent, Ashfields was 39.5 per cent and Underwood was 47.76 per cent.

Councillor Dale Grounds has been elected as Ashfield Independents member for Kingsway.

Ashfield Independents: 763
Conservatives : 50
Labour: 162
UKIP: 32

Ashfield Independents GAIN from Labour with 75.7 per cent.

The results are in for the first ward, Dales, and Councillor Caroline Wilkinson has been elected for the Ashfield Independents. The results are as follows.

Ashfield Independents: 794.
Conservatives: 52
Labour: 115

Ashfield Independents GAIN from Labour with 82 per cent.

Agents are now counting for the Hucknall South and Stanton Hill & Teversal wards.

ADC returning officer Rob Mitchel announced that turnout for Hucknall South was 30 per cent, while turnout for Stanton Hill & Teversal was 35 per cent.

Agents are now counting for the Kingsway and Leamington wards.

ADC returning officer Rob Mitchel announced that turnout for Leamington was 35 per cent, while turnout for Kingsway was 44 per cent.

More to follow.

Counting agents are now taking part in the first official counts, counting the Hucknall North and Dales wards.

Rob Mitchel, ADC chief executive and returning officer for the evening, says turnout for Hucknall North was 39 per cent and Dales was 40 per cent.

More to follow.

Councillor Cheryl Butler, leader of the Labour group and member for Kirkby Cross and Portland, said the party remain "hopeful" they can secure seats from the Conservatives in seats such as Hucknall West.

She said: "I've been out this morning talking to people, door-knocking and on the school gates.

"I don't think confident is the word but I'm hopeful, the voters I have been speaking to have been positive and what will be will be.

"The one thing I've seen so far is that the Tory vote is collapsing in a key target seat for the Tories nationally.

"Even if tonight doesn't go our way, I do believe the general election will go our way."

Councillor Jason Zadrozny, current council leader and head of the Ashfield Independents group, said he is feeling "very confident" going into the count - thanking his "hard working team".

He said: "We're very confident. I've had a team that has worked incredibly hard not just for tonight but for the last few months.

"They have worked their socks off, and if hard work counts for anything then we are going to have a very good night here."

We'll be bringing you the results as they come in. Keep refreshing the page for updates.