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Mark Jenkinson MP

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Member of Parliament for Workington

Mark is a married father-of-four who was elected as the Member of Parliament for Workington in December 2019. Prior to his election he worked as a self-employed contractor in the nuclear supply chain.

Born and raised in the town centre and Northside areas of Workington, Mark chose the village of Seaton to settle with his wife Dawn, and their children.

Mark was also a local parish councillor in both Seaton, where he was latterly Chairman of the council, and in Camerton, as well as borough councillor for the Seaton and Northside ward, becoming Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council in May 2019. Mark is a former charity trustee and school governor. He was incredibly active at a grassroots level, often organising clean-up days in his village, and helping the Seaton in Bloom group which was formed as a result of his efforts in council. You will see that those traits haven't left him as he continues to organise clean up days around the constituency and runs his 'Grot Spot' reporting.

After leaving St Joseph's RC Secondary School, Mark attended Newton Rigg College to pursue agricultural studies, later joining British Steel as an apprentice. Following several years gaining valuable experience in various sales, training and management positions across a number of sectors - particularly the pub trade, he updated his qualifications and returned to his trade as an Electrician so that he could spend more time with his family.

It was watching the decline of Workington Hall that brought Mark into politics - dealing with politicians as he helped to create a group to save what remained of the old building, he realised Workington was being failed on a number of levels.

His work with the Hall and subsequently with Workington Heritage Group and the Helena Thompson Museum that led him to realise that Workington had long been at the forefront, and had only been let down more recently by poor representation.

Workington was the birthplace of modern agricultural practices under John Christian Curwen, of Workington Hall. He also introduced the first social insurance scheme locally, and attempted to do so nationally as our MP - nearly 100 years before Lloyd-George again put forward the scheme we now know as National Insurance. Later, Henry Bessemer chose Workington to base his company, and we went on to send steel around the world. 

Times change, and while the sectors may be different – now nuclear, low-carbon energy, and some of the finest packaging materials in the world – Workington can be at the forefront again under a Conservative MP.

Mark Jenkinson MP Calls For Cumberland Boundary Review

MARK Jenkinson MP has written to Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove urging him to revisit council boundaries at the next opportunity, af

Mark Jenkinson Welcomes Workington Gateway Funding

The gateway to Workington is set to benefit from multimillion improvements via the Government's Levelling Up Fund after staunch support f

Mark Jenkinson Calls On Cumberland Council To Halt Council Tax Increases

Mark Jenkinson has written to  Councillor Barbara Cannon, Cumberland Council's Executive Member for Financial Planning and Assets, to hig

Mark Jenkinson MP Urges Government To Block Scottish Gender Reform Bill

Mark Jenkinson MP has written to the Minister for Women and Equalities, urging her to block the Scottish Gender Reform Bill.

Mark Jenkinson Pushes Leaders For Devolution Deal

MARK Jenkinson MP has urged the leaders of Cumbria’s two new councils to seek a lucrative ‘devolution deal’ with Government immediately.

PM Speech On Building A Better Future

Delivered on: 4 January 2023 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered)

Times and Star Column - December 29th 2022

As we approach the end of 2022, we look forward to the new year on Sunday. 2022 was a year of change.

New Stadium Must Be Delivered in 2023

Mark Jenkinson MP has reiterated his support for a new shared sports stadium in Workington, having secured a large proportion of the fund

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors To Be Built In Workington

John Coughlan the CEO of TSP Engineering, part of the GMET group of companies, has announced that GMET Nuclear reactor ‘NuCell’ will be m

Mark Jenkinson MP Shares Festive Joy with Veterans

MARK Jenkinson MP has been delivering Christmas hampers to veterans this week.

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