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. TV appearance, when First Division Carlisle visited in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. In 1975–76, Mansfield were bottom by five points, but a run of form led them to finish only 9 points off promotion. However, it was announced at the end of the season that Smith would be relieved of his duties, with no reason given by the chairman. Mansfield were then promoted to the second tier for the only time in their history in 1976–77, winning the championship ahead of Wrexham. This was despite a shock 5–2 defeat to Matlock Town in the FA Cup. However,