Allsop first stood for the post in 2002 as a member of the
Conservative Party. 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. She later joined the
Mansfield Independent Forum and was elected as a councillor in 2011.
Mayor of Mansfield Allsop succeeded
Tony Egginton as mayor after beating the
Labour party candidate in the
2015 Mayoral election. Her campaign was afterwards subject 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. The
Crown Prosecution Service's lawyer subsequently confirmed the probe had been dropped due to "...insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.". As Mayor of Mansfield, she was in control of the
Mansfield District.
Involvement in Brexit Party Following her tenure as mayor, Allsop briefly served as an advisor to
Merthyr Tydfil council before the agreement of £300 per day plus expenses was terminated when, abruptly, 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." 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. Welsh Government minister Julie James stated it would be "inappropriate" for Allsop to continue in the role as an independent advisor. Allsop learned on 11 November of Brexit Party supremo
Nigel Farage's decision to withdraw their parliamentary candidates in the
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. == Death ==