Tony Egginton
Encyclopedia
Tony Egginton is the directly elected mayor
of the Mansfield district
in Nottinghamshire
, England
. He was elected to the position on 17 October 2002. He was re-elected in 2007 and again 2011
.
He had previously been a newsagent
.
On 31 March 2008 Egginton became the non-executive chairman of Mansfield Town F.C.
following James Derry's departure.
Mayors in the United Kingdom
In England, the office of mayor or lord mayor had long been ceremonial posts, with few or no duties attached to it. A mayor's term of office denotes the municipal year. The most famous example is that of the Lord Mayor of the City of London....
of the Mansfield district
Mansfield (district)
Mansfield is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, its population was 98,181.Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly elected mayor, currently Tony Egginton, an independent...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He was elected to the position on 17 October 2002. He was re-elected in 2007 and again 2011
Mansfield mayoral election, 2011
The Mansfield mayoral election, 2011 for the office of Mayor of Mansfield, was held on 5 May 2011, the third Mansfield mayoral election since the post of directly elected mayor was created by Mansfield Borough Council in 2002.-Background:...
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He had previously been a newsagent
Newsagent
A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...
.
On 31 March 2008 Egginton became the non-executive chairman of Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
following James Derry's departure.