Councillor on two councils
Cllr Mark Cherry
Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)
- Councillor, Banbury Ruscote ward, Cherwell
- Councillor, Banbury Ruscote division, Oxfordshire (page)
Mark Cherry is a Labour councillor for Banbury Ruscote ward on Cherwell District Council and a councillor for Banbury Ruscote division on Oxfordshire County Council. Cllr Mark Cherry 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 Cherwell District Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group)
- Council
- Cherwell
- Ward
- Banbury Ruscote
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Also
- Banbury Ruscote, Oxfordshire
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Cherwell website
Questions and answers
Who is Mark Cherry?
Mark Cherry is a Labour councillor for Banbury Ruscote ward on Cherwell District Council and a councillor for Banbury Ruscote division on Oxfordshire County Council. Listed as Labour and Co-operative Party (Labour Group).
Has Cllr Mark Cherry endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Mark Cherry 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 Banbury Ruscote?
Cllr Dr Isabel Creed (Labour) and Cllr Mark Gorman (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Mark Cherry about it?
There is no need: Cllr Mark Cherry has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Cherwell District Council instead.
Other councillors on Cherwell District Council
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