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
2015–16 Mansfield Town F.C. season drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Stags travelled to Notts County. 2015–16 Mansfield Town F.C. season The 2015–16 season will be Mansfield Town's 119th season in their history and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. On 7 May 2015, Mansfield Town announced three away pre-season friendlies against Rainworth Miners Welfare, Worksop Town and Basford United. On 21 May 2015, Mansfield Town announced Leicester City will visit the