Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Julia McShane, Liberal Democrat councillor for Westborough, Guildford

Councillor on two councils

Cllr Julia McShane

Liberal Democrats

Julia McShane is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Westborough ward on Guildford Borough Council and a councillor for Guildford North division on Surrey County Council. Cllr Julia McShane has not endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism yet.

Not endorsed yet

Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.

Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to this one sentence. Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may simply not have been asked yet.

Ask Cllr Julia McShane to endorse it

Opens an email in your own email app, addressed to them, asking them to make their position clear, with the links to pledge. Nothing is sent until you press send, and we never see it. Live there? Ask all your councillors and your MP at once.

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At a glance

Party
Liberal Democrats
Council
Guildford
Ward
Westborough
County
Surrey
Region
South East
Also
Guildford North, Surrey
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Guildford website

Questions and answers

Who is Julia McShane?

Julia McShane is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Westborough ward on Guildford Borough Council and a councillor for Guildford North division on Surrey County Council. Listed as Liberal Democrats.

Has Cllr Julia McShane endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?

Not yet. Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to one sentence: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may not have been asked yet.

What is the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion?

On 4 October 2026 the Green Party of England and Wales passed a motion declaring that "Zionism is racism". It brands as racism the belief, held by around nine in ten British Jews, that the Jewish people have the right to a homeland of their own, and binds the party to treat that belief "as any other form of racism". Councillors and MPs of every other party are being asked to say, in public, that Zionism is not racism.

Who are the other councillors for Westborough?

Cllr Howard Smith (Labour) and Cllr Sandy Lowry (Liberal Democrat). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Julia McShane to endorse it?

Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr Julia McShane in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.

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