Bedford Borough Council · Bedfordshire
Bedford councillors
The 47 councillors on Bedford Borough Council, of every party, and where each stands on the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion. 2 have endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism.
The Green councillors on Bedford, and where they stand
Email the councillors of Bedford Borough Council
Ask the councillors of other parties to endorse the campaign, and the Green councillors to sign the pledge. Email everyone still to ask, one party, or one person with the Email button beside their name. It opens in your own email app, and you can change every word.
Already endorsed, so not emailed: Cllr James Valentine and Cllr Marc Frost. There is no need to ask them again.
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Wards 29
Cllr Jon GamboldNot endorsed yet
Cllr Charles RoydenNot endorsed yet
Cllr Wendy Rider MBENot endorsed yet
Cllr Dylan SimmonsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Robert RigbyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Lucy BywaterNo public position
Cllr Paul EdmondsNo public position
Cllr Abu SultanNot endorsed yet
Cllr Fouzia Zamir AtiqNot endorsed yet
Cllr Harish ThaparNot endorsed yet
Cllr Jane WalkerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Jonathan AbbottNot endorsed yet
Cllr David SawyerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Henry VannNot endorsed yet
Cllr Christine McHughNot endorsed yet
Cllr Tim CaswellNot endorsed yet
Cllr Phillippa Martin-Moran-BryantNot endorsed yet
Cllr James WeirNot endorsed yet
Cllr Ben FoleyNo public position
Cllr Colleen AtkinsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Zara LayneNot endorsed yet
Cllr Alison FosterNot endorsed yet
Cllr Caroline WhiteNo public position
Cllr Mohammed NawazNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sue OliverNot endorsed yet
Cllr Carl MeaderNot endorsed yet
Cllr James ValentineEndorsed the campaign
Cllr Dean CroftsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Ralley RahmanNot endorsed yet
Cllr Tom WoottonNot endorsed yet
Cllr Max RoydenNot endorsed yet
Cllr Michael HeadleyNot endorsed yet
Cllr Mohammed Mahboob DinNot endorsed yet
Cllr Mohammed MasudNot endorsed yet
Cllr Nesreen AkhtarNot endorsed yet
Cllr Nicola GribbleNot endorsed yet
Cllr Martin TowlerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Hilde HendrickxNot endorsed yet
Cllr Doug McMurdoNot endorsed yet
Cllr Leigh CoombsNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sarah GallagherNot endorsed yet
Cllr Andrea SpiceNot endorsed yet
Cllr Graeme CoombesNot endorsed yet
Cllr Marc FrostEndorsed the campaign
Cllr John WheelerNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sue AboodNot endorsed yet
Cllr Sharan SiraNot endorsed yet
Questions and answers
Who are the councillors on Bedford Borough Council?
Bedford Borough Council has 47 councillors: 15 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat, 12 Labour, 4 Green Party and 3 Independent. Each is listed on this page, ward by ward, with a page of their own saying where they stand on the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion.
Which councillors on Bedford Borough Council have endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Cllr James Valentine (Labour) and Cllr Marc Frost (Conservative) have put their name to it: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion."
Did any Green councillors on Bedford Borough Council back the "Zionism is Racism" motion?
None of the 4 Green councillors on Bedford Borough Council is named in the party's printed lists of the motion's supporters.
How many wards does Bedford Borough Council have?
29: Biddenham, Brickhill, Bromham, Castle and Newnham, Cauldwell, Clapham and Oakley, De Parys, Goldington, Great Barford, Great Denham, Greyfriars, Harpur, Harrold, Kempston Central and East, Kempston North, Kempston South, Kempston West, Kingsbrook, No, Putnoe, Queens Park, Renhold and Ravensden, Riseley, Riverfield, Sharnbrook, Shortstown, Wixams and Wilstead, Wootton and Kempston Rural and Wyboston. Each has a page listing its councillors.
How can I email the councillors on Bedford Borough Council?
Use "Email the councillors of Bedford Borough Council" on this page: write to everyone still to ask, one party's councillors, or one councillor, from your own email app. Councillors who have already endorsed the campaign are left out, as there is no need to ask them again.
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.