Councillor on two councils
Cllr Ashley Joynes
Reform UK
- Councillor, Peel ward, Hyndburn
- Councillor, Accrington South division, Lancashire (page)
Ashley Joynes is a Reform UK councillor for Peel ward on Hyndburn Borough Council and a councillor for Accrington South division on Lancashire County Council. Cllr Ashley Joynes 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.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Hyndburn Borough Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Reform UK
- Council
- Hyndburn
- Ward
- Peel
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Also
- Accrington South, Lancashire
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Hyndburn website
Questions and answers
Who is Ashley Joynes?
Ashley Joynes is a Reform UK councillor for Peel ward on Hyndburn Borough Council and a councillor for Accrington South division on Lancashire County Council.
Has Cllr Ashley Joynes endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Ashley Joynes 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."
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 Peel?
Cllr Clare Pritchard (Labour). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Ashley Joynes about it?
There is no need: Cllr Ashley Joynes has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Hyndburn Borough Council instead.
Other councillors on Hyndburn Borough Council
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