Mansfield too much focus on self-publicity, as opposed to publicity for the town. The issue was raised again after his prominent role in Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington's homecoming ceremony following her Gold Medal successes at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. In April 2017, Sophie Whitby was elected to represent the Mansfield district as Member of Youth Parliament, on a manifesto which included promoting equality for the LGBT community. Benjamin Bradley has been the constituency (Conservative) Member of Parliament since May 2017, succeeding Sir Alan Meale (Labour), who served the town for thirty years. From 2010 the Parliamentary Constituency boundaries were realigned
History of Mansfield Town F.C. saw "Mansfield Town" become the preferred option. The Mechanics protested this, seeing themselves as the major club in the town, however the FA approved the change. It is easy to see why the Mechanics were unhappy, from the 1909–10 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire League table. To further enhance the image, Town changed to a red-and-white strip. The first season under the new name saw an improvement in League performance, with Mansfield Town finishing 9th of 18 teams. They also reached the Fourth Qualifying Round of the FA Cup and the Semi-final of the Notts Senior Cup (losing to Notts County Reserves).