Councillor on two councils
Cllr Andrew Harding
Reform UK
- Councillor, Marks Tey and Layer ward, Colchester
- Councillor, Stanway and Marks Tey division, Essex (page)
Andrew Harding is a Reform UK councillor for Marks Tey and Layer ward on Colchester Borough Council and a councillor for Stanway and Marks Tey division on Essex County Council. Cllr Andrew Harding 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 Colchester Borough Council instead.
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At a glance
- Party
- Reform UK
- Council
- Colchester
- Ward
- Marks Tey and Layer
- County
- Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Also
- Stanway and Marks Tey, Essex
- The campaign
- Endorsed on 12 October 2026
- Official page
- Colchester website
Questions and answers
Who is Andrew Harding?
Andrew Harding is a Reform UK councillor for Marks Tey and Layer ward on Colchester Borough Council and a councillor for Stanway and Marks Tey division on Essex County Council.
Has Cllr Andrew Harding endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Yes. Cllr Andrew Harding 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 Marks Tey and Layer?
Cllr Andrew Ellis (Conservative) and Cllr Kevin Bentley (Conservative). Each has a page saying where they stand.
Should I email Cllr Andrew Harding about it?
There is no need: Cllr Andrew Harding has already put their name to it. You can ask the other councillors on Colchester Borough Council instead.
Other councillors on Colchester Borough Council
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