Mansfield (district) - Definition and Overview

Mansfield District
Shown within Nottinghamshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Nottinghamshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 273rd 76.72 km²
Admin. HQ:	Mansfield
ONS code:	37UF
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 220th 98,025 1,278 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.3% White
Politics
Mansfield District Council http://www.mansfield.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Mayor & Cabinet
Mayor:	Tony Egginton (Independent)
MPs:	John Mann, Alan Meale

Mansfield is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, its population is 98,181.

Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly-elected mayor, currently Tony Egginton, an independent.

Settlements in the district of Mansfield include Mansfield itself, where the council is based, Mansfield Woodhouse, Meden Vale, Pleasleyhill and Warsop.