Kate Allsop is a British local politician who was the directly electedmayor of Mansfield from 2015 until the 2019 election when she was beaten by Labour candidate Andy Abrahams by two votes.[1][2][3]
She first stood for the post in 2002 as a member of the Conservative Party.[4] Allsop left the Conservative party in 2003 to become an "Independent Conservative", describing herself in the local newspaper as "true blue", remaining as president of Mansfield's Conservative Association.[5]
She succeeded Tony Egginton as mayor after beating the Labour party candidate in the 2015 Mayoral election.[8] Her campaign was afterwards subjected to a Police investigation after allegations were made regarding potential breaches of electoral law, involving spending more on campaigning than the permitted maximum of £6,969.72.[9] The Crown Prosecution Service's lawyer subsequently confirmed the probe had been dropped due to "...insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.".[10]
Following her tenure as mayor she briefly served as an adviser to Merthyr Tydfil council before the agreement of £300 per day plus expenses was terminated when, abruptly,[13] she publicly announced her intention to be the Brexit Party's parliamentary candidate in Mansfield.[14]
Allsop had been recruited as an experienced Independent former local bureaucrat "...to develop and strengthen working relationships across all political groups and between members and officers.".[15] Following Allsop's announcement to stand as an MP without notifying her employer (the Welsh devolved government), her 'independent' status was fundamentally changed and compromised the basis on which she had been selected, by becoming prominently engaged in national political activity.[13]
Welsh Government minister Julie James stated it would be "inappropriate" for Allsop to continue in the role as an independent adviser.[16]
Allsop learned on 11 November of Brexit Party supremo Nigel Farage's decision to withdraw their parliamentary candidates in the 12 December 2019 general election from 317 areas having a sitting conservative MP – including Mansfield, where Allsop had planned to stand since before losing her job as an adviser to Merthyr council in August.[17][18]
^Mayor Kate Allsop Local Government Association. Retrieved 13 August 2018
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^"Mayor election goes to second vote". www.chad.co.uk. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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^"Mansfield Council – Mayoral election results". Mansfield District Council. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
^"Police probe mayoral election spending". BBC local news Nottingham. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^"Mansfield mayoral election campaign probe dropped". BBC local news Nottingham. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^How many UK mayors are eligible to be world mayor? Hardly any www.theguardian.com Retrieved 11 August 2018
^Mansfield one step closer to getting major hotel after council agrees to sell land nottinghampost.com
^ abWritten Statement: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Julie James, AM, Minister for Housing and Local Government, https://gov.wales, 6 August 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019
^Expert sent in to help failing Welsh council revealed to be Brexit Party candidate Walesonline, 4 August 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019
^Written Statement: Additional support for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Julie James, AM, Minister for Housing and Local Government, https://gov.wales, 27 June 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019
^"Brexit Party candidate sacked as council adviser". BBC News Wales. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^General election 2019: Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats BBC News, 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019
^Former Mansfield mayor and would-be Brexit Party candidate 'heartbroken' at withdrawal Chad, 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019
April 11, 2024
kate, allsop, british, local, politician, directly, elected, mayor, mansfield, from, 2015, until, 2019, election, when, beaten, labour, candidate, andy, abrahams, votes, mayor, mansfieldin, office, 2015, 2019preceded, bytony, eggintonsucceeded, byandy, abraham. Kate Allsop is a British local politician who was the directly elected mayor of Mansfield from 2015 until the 2019 election when she was beaten by Labour candidate Andy Abrahams by two votes 1 2 3 Kate Allsop2nd Mayor of MansfieldIn office 11 May 2015 5 May 2019Preceded byTony EggintonSucceeded byAndy AbrahamsPersonal detailsPolitical partyConservative before 2011 Mansfield Independent Forum 2011 2019 Brexit Party 2019 present She first stood for the post in 2002 as a member of the Conservative Party 4 Allsop left the Conservative party in 2003 to become an Independent Conservative describing herself in the local newspaper as true blue remaining as president of Mansfield s Conservative Association 5 She later joined the Mansfield Independent Forum and was elected as a councillor in 2011 6 7 She succeeded Tony Egginton as mayor after beating the Labour party candidate in the 2015 Mayoral election 8 Her campaign was afterwards subjected to a Police investigation after allegations were made regarding potential breaches of electoral law involving spending more on campaigning than the permitted maximum of 6 969 72 9 The Crown Prosecution Service s lawyer subsequently confirmed the probe had been dropped due to insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction 10 As Mayor of Mansfield she was in control of the Mansfield District 11 12 Following her tenure as mayor she briefly served as an adviser to Merthyr Tydfil council before the agreement of 300 per day plus expenses was terminated when abruptly 13 she publicly announced her intention to be the Brexit Party s parliamentary candidate in Mansfield 14 Allsop had been recruited as an experienced Independent former local bureaucrat to develop and strengthen working relationships across all political groups and between members and officers 15 Following Allsop s announcement to stand as an MP without notifying her employer the Welsh devolved government her independent status was fundamentally changed and compromised the basis on which she had been selected by becoming prominently engaged in national political activity 13 Welsh Government minister Julie James stated it would be inappropriate for Allsop to continue in the role as an independent adviser 16 Allsop learned on 11 November of Brexit Party supremo Nigel Farage s decision to withdraw their parliamentary candidates in the 12 December 2019 general election from 317 areas having a sitting conservative MP including Mansfield where Allsop had planned to stand since before losing her job as an adviser to Merthyr council in August 17 18 References edit Mayor www mansfield gov uk Mayor Kate Allsop Local Government Association Retrieved 13 August 2018 Labour wins mayoral election by just two votes Chad Mansfield newspaper 3 May 2019 Retrieved 3 May 2019 Mayor election goes to second vote www chad co uk 18 October 2002 Retrieved 6 August 2019 Mansfield s only 2 Tory councillors become Independent Conservatives Chad 17 June 2003 Retrieved 15 November 2019 Mansfield District Council Election declaration of result 2011 MANSIELD MAYORAL ELECTION Candidates announced for 7th May poll www Chad co uk Mansfield Council Mayoral election results Mansfield District Council 8 May 2015 Retrieved 11 August 2018 Police probe mayoral election spending BBC local news Nottingham 14 October 2015 Retrieved 6 August 2019 Mansfield mayoral election campaign probe dropped BBC local news Nottingham 11 March 2016 Retrieved 19 August 2019 How many UK mayors are eligible to be world mayor Hardly any www theguardian com Retrieved 11 August 2018 Mansfield one step closer to getting major hotel after council agrees to sell land nottinghampost com a b Written Statement Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Julie James AM Minister for Housing and Local Government https gov wales 6 August 2019 Retrieved 15 November 2019 Expert sent in to help failing Welsh council revealed to be Brexit Party candidate Walesonline 4 August 2019 Retrieved 11 November 2019 Written Statement Additional support for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Julie James AM Minister for Housing and Local Government https gov wales 27 June 2019 Retrieved 15 November 2019 Brexit Party candidate sacked as council adviser BBC News Wales 5 August 2019 Retrieved 6 August 2019 General election 2019 Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats BBC News 11 November 2019 Retrieved 11 November 2019 Former Mansfield mayor and would be Brexit Party candidate heartbroken at withdrawal Chad 11 November 2019 Retrieved 11 November 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kate Allsop amp oldid 1195944467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
