The Mayoral Team

Mayor of Cheshire East - Councillor Roger West

Councillor Roger West is the third Mayor of Cheshire East Council. Councillor West was appointed to the Office on 18th May 2011.

Roger was born in Prestbury and is married to Joanna.  He has 4 children and three grandchildren.

He went to school in Flixton, attending Wellacre Academy. In 1958, Roger’s first job was with a consulting structural engineers practice in St Ann’s Square, Manchester Roger then joined ICI Pharmaceuticals at Alderley Park and Macclesfield. In 1999, after 30 enjoyable years, Roger took early retirement from what is now AstraZeneca.

In 2002 Roger was elected to Poynton Parish Council, where he became Chairman in 2005.  In 2004 Roger was elected to Macclesfield Borough Council and became Portfolio Holder for Waste Services and Streetscene.  Since joining Cheshire East, Roger has been Chairman of Northern Planning and represented the Council on the Board of Cheshire Peaks and Plains Housing Trust.  He is currently a governor at two schools in Poynton, both rated as outstanding by Ofsted.

His hobbies include following Manchester United FC.

Deputy Mayor of Cheshire East - Councillor George Walton

Councillor George Walton was appointed to the Office of Deputy Mayor on 18th May 2011.

Brought up on the outskirts of Burnley in the Parish of Ightenhill, George attended Clitheroe Royal Grammar School following which he undertook a three year course in the  Civil Engineering Department at Loughborough University. He graduated in July 1963 and commenced work as a Site Engineer with Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, the well known national Building & Civil Engineering Contractors on a new, large, innovative comprehensive school in South Yorkshire followed by further Site experience on the construction of a 13 mile section of the MI Motorway between Leicester and Nottingham.

In 1966 he married Veronica and they have two sons Michael and Nicholas and two grandsons.

George continued to be employed by McAlpine, based in Knutsford, working on a variety of projects, including Sizewell ‘B’.

George retired at the end of January 1997 and successfully stood for election to Knutsford Town Council in May 1999. George was appointed to the position of Mayor of Knutsford, in 2001. George went on to represent the Bexton Ward on Macclesfield Borough Council until he was elected to the Bucklow Ward of Cheshire East Council. George works tirelessly for his constituents and has served on a great number of Council Committees and Working Parties.

George is a keen gardener and has had an allotment in Knutsford since 1982. He has been a volunteer guide for taking visitors round the Japanese Garden in Tatton Park and received a 5 year award from the National Trust. George is a Member of the Rotary Club of Knutsford getting involved in charity fundraising events whenever he can.  Veronica is an active member of the Inner Wheel Club of Knutsford, is a member of Cranford Quilters, Toft Quilters and a regular attendee of Toft Parish Church. When time allows he enjoys watching Burnley FC.