Wakefield Metropolitan District Council · West Yorkshire
Wakefield councillors
The 63 councillors on Wakefield Metropolitan District 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 Wakefield, and where they stand
Email the councillors of Wakefield Metropolitan District 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 Rhys Carr and Cllr Gilly Womack. There is no need to ask them again.
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Wards 22
Cllr Chad ThomasNot endorsed yet
Cllr Kevin AtchesonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Rhys CarrEndorsed the campaign
Cllr Adam FreerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Carrie GledhillNot endorsed yet
Cllr Dion LoweNot endorsed yet
Cllr Jamie McGrevyNot endorsed yet
Cllr John ThomasNot endorsed yet
Cllr Michelle KeeleyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Brett MuscroftNot endorsed yet
Cllr Mike ForresterNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sandra ForresterNot endorsed yet
Cllr Bev WatkinsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Penny AshtonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Steve AshtonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Gilly WomackEndorsed the campaign
Cllr Jacob PadgetNot endorsed yet
Cllr James MulliganNot endorsed yet
Cllr Heidi CraigNot endorsed yet
Cllr Joanne ChambersNot endorsed yet
Cllr Matthew CatonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Ian JohnsonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Julian CarterNot endorsed yet
Cllr Teresa DytorNot endorsed yet
Cllr Adele HayesNot endorsed yet
Cllr Rachel SpeakNot endorsed yet
Cllr William GarbuttNot endorsed yet
Cllr Cliff ParsonsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Lukasz BorczNot endorsed yet
Cllr Steven LewisNot endorsed yet
Cllr Brian MoorhouseNot endorsed yet
Cllr David HunterNot endorsed yet
Cllr Nick FarmerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Christopher DawsonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Craig SmithNot endorsed yet
Cllr Jordan BedfordNot endorsed yet
Cllr Keith AndersonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Michael LivseyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Philip Booth JPNot endorsed yet
Cllr David PringleNot endorsed yet
Cllr James CrashleyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Matthew PinderNot endorsed yet
Cllr Geoffrey JohnstonNot endorsed yet
Cllr John EvansNot endorsed yet
Cllr Karl JohnsonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Mohammed AyubNot endorsed yet
Cllr Steve ParkerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Wayne BeddoesNot endorsed yet
Cllr Kate DoddNo public position
Cllr Andrew WakefieldNot endorsed yet
Cllr Troy MoxonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Dr Ansar HayatNot endorsed yet
Cllr James JohnstonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Rebecca WebsterNot endorsed yet
Cllr Cliff GurdinNot endorsed yet
Cllr Ian FletcherNot endorsed yet
Cllr Nadeem AhmedNot endorsed yet
Cllr Gareth ThomasNot endorsed yet
Cllr Paul JacksonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Samantha HarveyNot endorsed yet
Cllr David DewsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Graham RidlerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Ian SheldrakeNot endorsed yet
Questions and answers
Who are the councillors on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council?
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council has 63 councillors: 55 Reform UK, 2 Liberal Democrat, 2 Independent, 1 Labour, 1 Conservative, 1 Green Party and 1 SDP. 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 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council have endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Cllr Rhys Carr (SDP) and Cllr Gilly Womack (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 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council back the "Zionism is Racism" motion?
None of the 1 Green councillor on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council is named in the party's printed lists of the motion's supporters.
How many wards does Wakefield Metropolitan District Council have?
22: Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton - Ward 1, Airedale and Ferry Fryston - Ward 2, Altofts and Whitwood - Ward 3, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton - Ward 4, Crofton, Ryhill and Walton - Ward 5, Featherstone - Ward 6, Hemsworth - Ward 7, Horbury and South Ossett - Ward 8, Knottingley & Ferrybridge - Ward 9, Normanton - Ward 10, Ossett - Ward 11, Pontefract North - Ward 12, Pontefract South - Ward 13, South Elmsall and South Kirkby - Ward 14, Stanley and Outwood East - Ward 15, Wakefield East - Ward 16, Wakefield North, Wakefield North - Ward 17, Wakefield Rural - Ward 18, Wakefield South - Ward 19, Wakefield West - Ward 20 and Wrenthorpe and Outwood West - Ward 21. Each has a page listing its councillors.
How can I email the councillors on Wakefield Metropolitan District Council?
Use "Email the councillors of Wakefield Metropolitan District 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.