Richard Watts (politician)

For an earlier MP of this name, see Richard Watts.
Cllr
Richard Watts
Leader of Islington Borough Council
Assumed office
10 October 2013
Deputy Janet Burgess
Preceded by Catherine West
Labour Group Leader on Islington Council
Assumed office
10 October 2013
Deputy Janet Burgess
Preceded by Catherine West
Islington Borough Councillor
for Tollington Ward
Assumed office
4 May 2006
Preceded by Daniel Bonner
Personal details
Born 1975
Political party Labour
Alma mater Durham University

Richard Watts (born 1975), is a Labour Party politician, currently Council Leader of Islington London Borough Council, England.

He was elected to the role in October 2013.[1] In the borough elections of May 2014 he led the Islington Labour Party to an increased majority on the Council.[2]

Early life

Watts attended Haywood Comprehensive School, Nottingham. He graduated with a degree in politics from Durham University and before this worked in the Pretty Polly tights factory in Nottinghamshire.

Career

Watts has lived in Islington for 15 years, representing Tollington ward in the north of Islington since 2006.

Before becoming a full-time member of Islington Council’s Executive, Watts ran the Children’s Food Campaign, a national campaign to improve children’s diets. Previously he worked for a number of different campaigns and a consultancy organisation, which led to some work in the Balkans, including working in Kosovo helping develop democratic political parties.[3]

He is a governor of City and Islington College.[3]

References

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