Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Karl Johnson, Reform UK councillor for Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15, Wakefield

Councillor

Cllr Karl Johnson

Reform UK

Karl Johnson is a Reform UK councillor for Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15 ward on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Cllr Karl Johnson 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 Karl Johnson 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
Reform UK
Council
Wakefield
Ward
Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15
County
West Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Wakefield website

Questions and answers

Who is Karl Johnson?

Karl Johnson is a Reform UK councillor for Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15 ward on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, in the Yorkshire and the Humber.

Has Cllr Karl Johnson 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 Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15?

Cllr Geoffrey Johnston (Reform UK) and Cllr John Evans (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Karl Johnson to endorse it?

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

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