Councillor on two councils
Cllr Eric Buckmaster
Conservative
- Councillor, Sawbridgeworth division, Hertfordshire
- Councillor, Sawbridgeworth ward, East Hertfordshire (page)
Eric Buckmaster is a Conservative councillor for Sawbridgeworth division on Hertfordshire County Council and a councillor for Sawbridgeworth ward on East Hertfordshire District Council. Cllr Eric Buckmaster 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:
The motion of the Green Party at their national conference is abhorrent and dangerous and does nothing to build harmony among communities. They must reverse this policy.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Hertfordshire County Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Conservative
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Sawbridgeworth
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Also
- Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Hertfordshire website
Questions and answers
Who is Eric Buckmaster?
Eric Buckmaster is a Conservative councillor for Sawbridgeworth division on Hertfordshire County Council and a councillor for Sawbridgeworth ward on East Hertfordshire District Council.
Has Cllr Eric Buckmaster endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Eric Buckmaster 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: "The motion of the Green Party at their national conference is abhorrent and dangerous and does nothing to build harmony among communities. They must reverse this policy."
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.
Should I email Cllr Eric Buckmaster about it?
There is no need: Cllr Eric Buckmaster has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Hertfordshire County Council instead.
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