Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 96,422 at the 2011 Census.
Conservative MPs and local leaders, from constituencies across Britain which have a strong industrial heritage, have spoken out against Labours attempts to block the approval of a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria.
Local Councillor and Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council Mark Jenkinson has been selected by local Conservative party activists as their candidate for the next general election.
A Workington Conservative councillor has written an open letter to council legal chiefs blasting the authority's involvement in a controversial investment deal.
