Alistair Cole is a Reform UK councillor for Henley ward on Coventry City Council, in the West Midlands. Cllr Alistair Cole has endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism, on 13 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:
For a community to pursue it's security in the wake of centuries of persecution is not racism.
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Coventry City Council instead.
Are you Cllr Alistair Cole? Change your own words, or take your name off.
At a glance
- Party
- Reform UK
- Council
- Coventry
- Ward
- Henley
- County
- West Midlands county
- Region
- West Midlands
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 13 October 2026
- Official page
- Coventry website
Questions and answers
Who is Alistair Cole?
Alistair Cole is a Reform UK councillor for Henley ward on Coventry City Council, in the West Midlands.
Has Cllr Alistair Cole endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Alistair Cole put their name to it on 13 October 2026: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." In their own words: "For a community to pursue it's security in the wake of centuries of persecution is not racism."
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 Henley?
Cllr Ed Ruane (Labour) and Cllr Mel Gregory (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Alistair Cole about it?
There is no need: Cllr Alistair Cole has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Coventry City Council instead.
Other councillors on Coventry City Council
From the public record: the council's published details, and endorsements made on this site. Something wrong? Tell us.