Copeland, England

Borough of Copeland
Shown within Cumbria
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Cumbria
Area: - Total	Ranked 52nd 737.59 km²
Admin. HQ:	Whitehaven
ONS code:	16UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 314th 69,193 94 / km²
Ethnicity:	99.3% White
Politics
Copeland Borough Council http://www.copelandbc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
MP:	Jack Cunningham

Copeland is a local government district and borough in western Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Whitehaven. It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Whitehaven, Ennerdale Rural District and Millom Rural District .

The name is derived from an alternate name for the Cumberland ward of Allerdale above Derwent , which covered roughly the same area.