Zionism Is Not Racism

Ward · Forest of Dean

Lydney East councillors

The 3 councillors for Lydney East ward on Forest of Dean, of every party, and where each stands on the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" motion.

Conservative 1Reform UK 1Green 1

Every ward 21

Questions and answers

Who are the councillors for Lydney East ward on Forest of Dean?

Cllr Alan Preest (Reform UK), Cllr Andrew McDermid (Green Party) and Cllr James Bevan (Conservative).

Where do the Lydney East councillors stand on the "Zionism is Racism" motion?

Cllr Alan Preest has not endorsed the campaign yet; Cllr Andrew McDermid has not said in public where they stand; Cllr James Bevan has not endorsed the campaign yet.

How can I contact the councillors for Lydney East?

Each name on this page links to their own page. To email them, or every councillor on Forest of Dean at once, use the email panel on the Forest of Dean page.

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.