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. the summer of 1914, due to the state of the ground. For the 1914–15 season, the club joined the Notts, Derby and District League. After a poor start to the season, Mansfield finished in 4th position, with 28 points from 26 matches. It wasn't a good season for cup competitions, with Mansfield losing 5-0 to Sutton Town in the Preliminary Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, and 11-0 to Newhall Swifts in the local Byron Cup. The Great War had taken its toll on the Central Alliance. In the summer of 1915 nine teams left the competition, so when Mansfield