Mayor of Stourport-on-Severn

John was born in Stourport and has lived in the town since. He ran a business in the Town and then worked for a prominent local business before they closed and John retired.

He was first elected a Councillor in 2007. He is currently a Stourport Town Councillor for the North Ward. He has previously been a Wyre Forest District Councillor (WFDC) for the Areley Kings and Riverside Ward and a Cabinet member in the WFDC administration between 2019 and 2023. He also served as one of the Town’s County Councillors in the past.

John currently serves as a governor at a local school and is a Trustee of Areley Kings Village Hall, as well as a Trustee for the Margaret Westwood Memorial Charity which makes grants to support the physical, educational or moral welfare and benefit of children and young people, up to the age of 25, who reside in Worcestershire.

John’s daughters (Sarah Canty and Maria Thomas) will be sharing the role of Mayoress.

Mayor's events and engagements

To invite the Mayor and/or Deputy Mayor to attend events or such like please contact us on 01562 732551 

List of mayoral engagements

Mayor’s forthcoming charity events

Mayor's chosen charities for 2025/26

Mayor's chosen charities will be announced shortly.

Thanks to Mr CleanCalls, High Street, Stourport for the cleaning of the Mayor’s robe.

I was born in Warrington but have lived in various places from Scotland to Portsmouth and many places in between during my working life.

We settled in Stourport in 1995 and our children all went to school here.

In retirement I'm enjoying being a Town Councillor, a Trustee of Wilden Cricket Club and Wilden Village Hall, a Volunteer lock keeper for the Canal and River Trust and I currently Chair the Patient Participation Group for Stourport Medical Centre.