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. Mansfield Town soon followed suit. During the War, Mansfield Mechanics had not paid the rent on Field Mill. The owner of the ground, the Duke of Portland, agreed to rent the ground to the Mansfield branch of the Discharged and Disabled Soldiers and Sailors Federation (DDSSF) - provided that it also be made available to Old Comrades of the Great War. Instead of informing the Old Comrades of their rights, the DDSSF instead sought out Mansfield Town to become sub-tenants of the ground. Town agreed to make the ground fit for use in time for the 1919–20 season, bearing the