Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Roger Smith, Conservative councillor for Lower Stratton, Swindon

Councillor

Cllr Roger Smith

CONSERVATIVE

Roger Smith is a Conservative councillor for Lower Stratton ward on Swindon Borough Council, in the South West. Cllr Roger Smith 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 Roger Smith 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
CONSERVATIVE
Council
Swindon
Ward
Lower Stratton
Region
South West
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
Swindon website

Questions and answers

Who is Roger Smith?

Roger Smith is a Conservative councillor for Lower Stratton ward on Swindon Borough Council, in the South West. Listed as CONSERVATIVE.

Has Cllr Roger Smith 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 Lower Stratton?

Cllr Andrew Cripps (Reform UK) and Cllr Marco Di Pinto (Conservative). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Roger Smith to endorse it?

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

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