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. they were relegated at the end of the 1977–78 season. This was after a season of some extraordinary games, including a 3–3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur which featured two hat-tricks – Glenn Hoddle and Dave Syrett. By April of the following year, Mansfield were in the Division Three relegation zone, however a good run of form at the end of the season helped them to finish 18th. Mansfield won the Freight Rover Trophy in 1987, in their first game at Wembley Stadium, played in front of 58,000 fans. After a 1–1 draw with Bristol City, they won the cup 5–4