Zionism Is Not Racism
Cllr Mark Whittington, Independent councillor for Grantham Barrowby Gate, South Kesteven

Councillor

Cllr Mark Whittington

Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council)

Mark Whittington is an Independent councillor for Grantham Barrowby Gate ward on South Kesteven District Council, in the East Midlands. Cllr Mark Whittington has not endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism yet.

Not endorsed yet

Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.

Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to this one sentence. Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may simply not have been asked yet.

Ask Cllr Mark Whittington to endorse it

Opens an email in your own email app, addressed to them, asking them to make their position clear, with the links to pledge. Nothing is sent until you press send, and we never see it. Live there? Ask all your councillors and your MP at once.

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At a glance

Party
Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council)
Council
South Kesteven
Ward
Grantham Barrowby Gate
County
Lincolnshire
Region
East Midlands
The campaign
Not endorsed yet
Official page
South Kesteven website

Questions and answers

Who is Mark Whittington?

Mark Whittington is an Independent councillor for Grantham Barrowby Gate ward on South Kesteven District Council, in the East Midlands. Listed as Independent (unaligned and not a political group on the Council).

Has Cllr Mark Whittington endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?

Not yet. Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to one sentence: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may not have been asked yet.

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 Grantham Barrowby Gate?

Cllr Gareth Knight (Conservative). Each has a page saying where they stand.

How can I ask Cllr Mark Whittington to endorse it?

Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr Mark Whittington in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.

Other councillors on South Kesteven District Council

All 55 councillors on South Kesteven District Council

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