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
Swimmer (film) Swimmer (film) Swimmer is a 2012 Scottish short film directed by Lynne Ramsay. The film won Best Short Film at the 66th British Academy Film Awards. Tom Litten as The Swimmer The film was one of 4 unique co-commissions in partnership between BBC Films, Film4 and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics. Director Lynne Ramsay was nominated for Best Short at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). Ramsay went on to receive a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 66th British Academy Film Awards in 2013 for "Swimmer."