Joanne Harding is a Labour councillor for Urmston Ward on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, in the North West. Cllr Joanne Harding 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 will always stand with the Jewish community and their right to self determination.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Labour
- Council
- Trafford
- Ward
- Urmston Ward
- County
- Greater Manchester
- Region
- North West
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Trafford website
Questions and answers
Who is Joanne Harding?
Joanne Harding is a Labour councillor for Urmston Ward on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, in the North West.
Has Cllr Joanne Harding endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Joanne Harding 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 will always stand with the Jewish community and their right to self determination."
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 Urmston Ward?
Cllr Clare Sheridan (Labour) and Cllr Kevin Procter (Labour). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Joanne Harding about it?
There is no need: Cllr Joanne Harding has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council instead.
Other councillors on Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
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