Colchester Borough Council · Essex
Colchester councillors
The 51 councillors on Colchester Borough Council, of every party, and where each stands on the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion. 2 have endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism.
The Green councillors on Colchester, and where they stand
Email the councillors of Colchester Borough Council
Ask the councillors of other parties to endorse the campaign, and the Green councillors to sign the pledge. Email everyone still to ask, one party, or one person with the Email button beside their name. It opens in your own email app, and you can change every word.
Already endorsed, so not emailed: Cllr Andrew Harding and Cllr Mike Saunders. There is no need to ask them again.
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Wards 17
Cllr Chris PearsonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Dave HarrisNot endorsed yet
Cllr Martyn WarnesNot endorsed yet
Cllr Amy Kirkby-TaylorNo public position
Cllr Kemal ÇufogluNo public position
Cllr Mark GoacherNo public position
Cllr Daryl SwainNot endorsed yet
Cllr Julie YoungNot endorsed yet
Cllr Tim YoungNot endorsed yet
Cllr Alison JayNot endorsed yet
Cllr Simon AppletonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sue EttritchNot endorsed yet
Cllr Dennis WillettsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Lewis BarberNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sara NaylorNot endorsed yet
Cllr Andrew EllisNot endorsed yet
Cllr Andrew HardingEndorsed the campaign
Cllr Kevin BentleyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Carl PowlingNot endorsed yet
Cllr Martin ParsonsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Robert DavidsonNot endorsed yet
Cllr David KingNot endorsed yet
Cllr Martin GossNot endorsed yet
Cllr Venessa MoffatNot endorsed yet
Cllr Kayleigh RippingaleNot endorsed yet
Cllr Richard BourneNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sam McLeanNot endorsed yet
Cllr Fay SmallsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Lee ScordisNot endorsed yet
Cllr Michael LilleyNot endorsed yet
Cllr David Linghorn-BakerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Leigh TateNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sue LissimoreNot endorsed yet
Cllr Darius LawsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Thomas RoweNot endorsed yet
Cllr William SunnucksNot endorsed yet
Cllr Claire OsborneNot endorsed yet
Cllr James ChildNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sam McCarthyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Catherine SpindlerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Natalie SommersNot endorsed yet
Cllr Paul SmithNot endorsed yet
Cllr Jeremy HagonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Lesley Scott-BoutellNot endorsed yet
Cllr Mike SaundersEndorsed the campaign
Cllr Paul DundasNot endorsed yet
Cllr Rhys SmithsonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Will CalverleyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Andrea Luxford VaughanNot endorsed yet
Cllr Mark CoryNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sean KellyNot endorsed yet
Questions and answers
Who are the councillors on Colchester Borough Council?
Colchester Borough Council has 51 councillors: 18 Conservative, 12 Liberal Democrat, 9 Labour, 5 Reform UK, 4 Local / Residents party and 3 Green Party. Each is listed on this page, ward by ward, with a page of their own saying where they stand on the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion.
Which councillors on Colchester Borough Council have endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Cllr Andrew Harding (Reform UK) and Cllr Mike Saunders (Reform UK) have put their name to it: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion."
Did any Green councillors on Colchester Borough Council back the "Zionism is Racism" motion?
None of the 3 Green councillors on Colchester Borough Council is named in the party's printed lists of the motion's supporters.
How many wards does Colchester Borough Council have?
17: Berechurch, Castle, Greenstead, Highwoods, Lexden and Braiswick, Marks Tey and Layer, Mersea and Pyefleet, Mile End, New Town and Christ Church, Old Heath and The Hythe, Prettygate, Rural North, Shrub End, St Anne's and St John's, Stanway, Tiptree and Wivenhoe. Each has a page listing its councillors.
How can I email the councillors on Colchester Borough Council?
Use "Email the councillors of Colchester Borough Council" on this page: write to everyone still to ask, one party's councillors, or one councillor, from your own email app. Councillors who have already endorsed the campaign are left out, as there is no need to ask them again.
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.