Councillor on two councils
Cllr Alex Ricketts
Liberal Democrats
- Councillor, Blean Forest ward, Canterbury
- Councillor, Canterbury North division, Kent (page)
Alex Ricketts is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Blean Forest ward on Canterbury City Council and a councillor for Canterbury North division on Kent County Council. Cllr Alex Ricketts has not endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism yet.
Not endorsed yet
Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion.
Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to this one sentence. Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may simply not have been asked yet.
Add your name first: it goes at the end of the email.
Opens an email in your own email app, addressed to them, asking them to make their position clear, with the links to pledge. Nothing is sent until you press send, and we never see it. Live there? Ask all your councillors and your MP at once.
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At a glance
- Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Council
- Canterbury
- Ward
- Blean Forest
- County
- Kent
- Region
- South East
- Also
- Canterbury North, Kent
- The campaign
- Not endorsed yet
- Official page
- Canterbury website
Questions and answers
Who is Alex Ricketts?
Alex Ricketts is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Blean Forest ward on Canterbury City Council and a councillor for Canterbury North division on Kent County Council. Listed as Liberal Democrats.
Has Cllr Alex Ricketts endorsed the campaign that Zionism is not racism?
Not yet. Councillors and MPs of every party in England and Wales are being asked to put their names to one sentence: "Zionism is not racism. I call on the Green Party to reverse its "Zionism is Racism" motion." Not having signed it does not mean someone supports the Green Party's motion: they may not have been asked yet.
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 Blean Forest?
Cllr Dan Smith (Liberal Democrat) and Cllr Steph Jupe (Liberal Democrat). Each has a page saying where they stand.
How can I ask Cllr Alex Ricketts to endorse it?
Use the button on this page: it opens a short email to Cllr Alex Ricketts in your own email app, with the link to sign. Nothing is sent until you press send.
Other councillors on Canterbury City Council
From the public record: the council's published details, and endorsements made on this site. Something wrong? Tell us.