Dave Rowan is a Reform UK councillor for Colne Valley West ward on Kirklees Council, in the Yorkshire and the Humber. Cllr Dave Rowan 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:
Hi, I stand with Israel, and the divide the left are creating in all our life’s is getting intolerable. Freedom of speech is eroding. The Jewish community are suffering in communities around the UK whilst the government and the lefty Liberals watch on, when the Jewish community who have lived among us for generations have caused no harm and asked for nothing. God be with you all and I will stand by your side. Regards Cllr Dave Rowan
They have put their name to it, so there is no need to email them asking. Ask the other councillors on Kirklees Council instead.
Are you Cllr Dave Rowan? Change your own words, or take your name off.
At a glance
- Party
- Reform UK
- Council
- Kirklees
- Ward
- Colne Valley West
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 13 October 2026
- Official page
- Kirklees website
Questions and answers
Who is Dave Rowan?
Dave Rowan is a Reform UK councillor for Colne Valley West ward on Kirklees Council, in the Yorkshire and the Humber.
Has Cllr Dave Rowan endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Dave Rowan 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: "Hi, I stand with Israel, and the divide the left are creating in all our life’s is getting intolerable. Freedom of speech is eroding. The Jewish community are suffering in communities around the UK whilst the government and the lefty Liberals watch on, when the Jewish community who have lived among us for generations have caused no harm and asked for nothing. God be with you all and I will stand by your side. Regards Cllr Dave Rowan"
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 Colne Valley West?
Cllr Stephan Dransfield (Reform UK) and Cllr Tracy Clayton (Reform UK). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Dave Rowan about it?
There is no need: Cllr Dave Rowan has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Kirklees Council instead.
Other councillors on Kirklees Council
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