Councillor
Cllr Prof Chris Harris
Independent Group of Councillors
- Councillor, Westgate Ward, Lancaster
Prof Chris Harris is an Independent councillor for Westgate Ward on Lancaster City Council, in the North West. Cllr Prof Chris Harris 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 Lancaster City Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Independent Group of Councillors
- Council
- Lancaster
- Ward
- Westgate Ward
- County
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Lancaster website
Questions and answers
Who is Prof Chris Harris?
Prof Chris Harris is an Independent councillor for Westgate Ward on Lancaster City Council, in the North West. Listed as Independent Group of Councillors.
Has Cllr Prof Chris Harris endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Prof Chris Harris 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 Westgate Ward?
Cllr John Hanson (Labour) and Cllr Matthew Black (Labour). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Prof Chris Harris about it?
There is no need: Cllr Prof Chris Harris has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Lancaster City Council instead.
Other councillors on Lancaster City Council
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