Associate: Richard Cotton - richardc@frontlineconsulting.co.uk

Richard Cotton has 30 years experience in local government including 24 years advising four successive leaders in the London Borough of Brent.

Whilst working full time, he obtained a Masters Degree in Contemporary British Politics at the University of London and was awarded a distinction for his dissertation ‘Modernising Local Government: Will it all end in tiers?’ (2002).

Richard has taught local government to FE students and trained councillors and council staff on the political history of local government, electoral reform, ethical standards, political publicity, casework and campaigning. He has received a number of local government delegates from abroad, informing them about British local government.

He has written speeches, organised press conferences and was responsible for media strategy. He produced and drove through the Group’s strategy for opposition between 2006 and 2010, and the successful election strategy in 2010.

An expert psephologist, he wrote the Council’s submission on Brent’s external boundaries in advance of the City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993 and assisted with Brent’s submissions to the parliamentary boundary reviews prior to the 1997 and 2010 General Elections.

Director: Ann Reeder | Associates: Anthea Sully | Susan Dungworth | Helen Findlay | Ann John | Richard Cotton | Tim Young | Neil Nerva