Kelsall Website. Cheshire West and Chester Shadow Authority.

Updated on 14/7/11

Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority

Cheshire West and Chester Council was managed by 72 councillors when it was formed on 1st April 2009, of whom 55 were Conservative, 13 were Labour and 4 were Liberal Democrat. Kelsall sat within the Gowy Ward and was represented on the Council by Brian Bailey, Hugo Deynem and Stuart Parker (all Conservative). These three councillors were originally elected on 1 May 2008 to serve on the Cheshire West and Chester Shadow Authority to ensure a smooth transition from the old County Council/District Council structure to the new Unitary Authority. More information on the Cheshire West and Chester Council can be found on its website.

Statutory elections to Cheshire West and Chester Council took place on 5th May 2011, this time, following boundary changes, for 75 councillors. The CWaC Council now comprises 42 Conservative, 32 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat. Full details of councillors can be found on the CWaC website. Kelsall now sits in the Tarvin and Kelsall Ward and is represented by two councillors, namely Hugo Deynem, who has represented Kelsall since the formation of CWAC, and John Leather, who has served on Kelsall's Parish Council for many years, latterly as chairman. Brief profiles of Hugo and John can be found below.

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Profile of - Conservative Party
Elected 1 May 2008 to the Cheshire West and Chester Shadow Authority
From 1 April 2009 represented the Gowy Ward of CWAC Council
From 5 May 2011 represents the Tarvin and Kelsall Ward of CWAC Council

Hugo Deynem, Cheshire West and Chester Councillor

I have lived and worked in our Kelsall & Tarvin ward for many of my 46 years. I am married to Deb with three children. Currently I am working for E.ON Energy having previously run a number of small companies for myself for some 16 years.

I was first elected to represent Kelsall on the old Chester City Council in 1993 and have been pleased to serve Kelsall and Tarvin as a councillor on the new Cheshire West & Chester Borough Council since its inception following the disbanding of the two tier system abolished by the Labour government in 2009.

Following re-election on to Cheshire West & Chester Borough Council in May 2011 I now sit on the Environment Policy Development Board, am party Spokesperson on the Standards committee and am a Chair on the Public Rights of Way Committee. I am also Member Champion for Climate Change for the authority, chairing the Climate Change Task Group. I also am a member and chair of a number of outside bodies.

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Profile of - Conservative Party
From 5 May 2011 represents the Tarvin and Kelsall Ward of CWAC Council

John Leather, Cheshire West and Chester Councillor

Heather and I moved to Kelsall in 1979, and our three children attended Kelsall School and local secondary schools before going to university. We have both been involved in community groups or projects since we moved to Cheshire, and I have been a parish councillor since 2003. I have degrees in mathematics and engineering, and was working in Imperial College when I joined the oil industry. Since then, I have worked in research and development, marketing, planning and government relations, and I was seconded to the Cabinet Office in the early 1990s to assist with the running of ACOST (what we used to call the 'think tank').

I was elected to Cheshire West & Chester Council in 2011, and I have been appointed to the Children & Education Policy Development Board, the Appeals Committee and the Cheshire Fire Authority where I have become the Member Champion for ICT (computing). I am a great believer in the power of parish councils and community groups, and I believe the political climate will encourage such groups to take on greater challenges which will benefit their communities.

My outside interests include music, bridge and golf.

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Kelsall Village, near Chester, Cheshire, UK

Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority