Councillor
Cllr Mark Dobson
Garforth & Swillington Independents
- Councillor, Garforth and Swillington ward, Leeds
Mark Dobson is a Local / Residents party councillor for Garforth and Swillington ward on Leeds City Council, in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Cllr Mark Dobson has endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism, on 12 October 2026.
Has endorsed the campaign
Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.
In their own words:
I am progressing a White paper in council in November stating that Zionism is not racism.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Leeds City Council instead.
Are you Cllr Mark Dobson? Change your own words, or take your name off.
At a glance
- Party
- Garforth & Swillington Independents
- Council
- Leeds
- Ward
- Garforth and Swillington
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Leeds website
Questions and answers
Who is Mark Dobson?
Mark Dobson is a Local / Residents party councillor for Garforth and Swillington ward on Leeds City Council, in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Listed as Garforth & Swillington Independents.
Has Cllr Mark Dobson endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Mark Dobson put their name to it on 12 October 2026: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." In their own words: "I am progressing a White paper in council in November stating that Zionism is not racism."
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 Garforth and Swillington?
Cllr Sarah Field (Local / Residents party) and Cllr Suzanne McCormack (Local / Residents party). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Mark Dobson about it?
There is no need: Cllr Mark Dobson has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Leeds City Council instead.
Other councillors on Leeds City Council
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