Brian Joseph Michael Cotter, Baron Cotter, was a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare from 1997 to 2005, and subsequently a member of the House of Lords from 2006 until his death.

Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in the North Somerset unitary authority area in the county of Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. Its population at the 2021 census was 82,418.