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
2017–18 Mansfield Town F.C. season 2017–18 Mansfield Town F.C. season The 2017–18 season was Mansfield Town's 121st season in their history and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. As of 26 June 2017, Mansfield Town have announced eight pre-season friendlies. On 1 November 2017, it was announced Mansfield Town would face Clipstone. The League Two fixtures were released on 21 June 2017. On 16 October 2017, Mansfield Town were drawn away to Shaw Lane in the first round. A second round home tie against Accrington Stanley or Guiseley was confirmed. Guiseley won that match 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 scoreline to face Mansfield.