Local elections

May 14, 2026, 1:21 pm

Councillor social media revelations lead to vetting questions for Reform UK

In the wake of last week's local election, a number of newly elected councillors have resigned or been suspended from the party as a result of alleged racist or antisemitic posts

By JN Reporter

Blue plaque commemorating Sir Jack Cohen (Credit: Spudgun67, Wikimedia Commons)

May 6, 2026, 4:15 pm

Thank you, Next. And M&S, Tesco and Burberry. Imagine Britain without Jewish enterprise

Yet Jews know, perhaps more than most, what happens when hatred escalates and there is nowhere left to go

By Alex Brummer

May 6, 2026, 2:25 pm

Polanski reposts message from former councillor who called for Jewish event to be ‘blown up’

Green Party leader shared message from Harriet Bradley ahead of local elections across England this week

By Annabel Sinclair

Mothin Ali (r) with Zack Polanski and Rachel Millward

April 30, 2026, 1:18 pm

Green Deputy leader Mothin Ali: people suspended from the Party should seek legal advice

Ali was speaking at an event featuring suspended candidates - in which he gave them advice about how to still carry on campaigning

By JN Reporter

Conservative, Labour and LIberal Democrat placards

April 22, 2026, 1:03 pm

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Will the Jewish vote swing Barnet?

Polls predict that the Conservatives will retake Barnet, but Labour and Reform Jewish candidates tell a different story

By Lee Harpin

April 21, 2026, 2:41 pm

It’s long past time for local politicians to stand up for British Jews

Where candidates and parties take positions harmful to our community, or fail to fulfil their responsibility to weed out candidates with antisemitic views, we will confront them

By Phil Rosenberg

April 17, 2026, 11:05 am

Greens urged to disassociate themselves from ‘Trump owned by Jews’ candidate

Saiqa Ali, a local council candidate in Lambeth, shared a number of images described by the local Labour group as containing 'antisemitic images and tropes'

By JN Reporte4r

Greens leader Zack Polanski with co-deputy leaders Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward

April 16, 2026, 11:31 am

VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: Where Corbyn’s Labour led, Polanski’s Greens followed

A battered and bruised Jewish mainstream, scarred from years of fighting far-left antisemitism in Labour, now faces its rebirth

By Voice of the Jewish News

Bernard Mani at Nov 2023 Palestine demo in Hove.

April 9, 2026, 9:46 pm

Greens drop candidate after JN exposes 7 Oct conspiracy posts and hostage tribute attack

Decision to axe Forest Hlll ward candidate came only hours after leader Zack Polanski had launched the Greens' election campaign

By Lee Harpin

March 26, 2026, 1:40 pm

Birmingham activist caught on camera warning voters of ‘Zionist control’ while campaigning

Sky News footage records comments as controversial 'Independent Alliance' figure Akhmed Yakoob campaigns ahead of Birmingham local elections

By Annabel Sinclair

May 3, 2024, 7:13 pm

Labour romps home in Bury but Tory vote holds up in Epping Forest

London anxiously awaits results of mayoral contest as local election results in Jewish areas in England reveal support for candidates from both main parties

By Lee Harpin

Michael Rubinstein pictured with Bury South Labour MP Christian Wakeford after winning the Pilkington Park seat

May 6, 2023, 12:20 pm

Deputy triumphs at local elections as Labour candidate in Bury’s Pilkington Park seat

Michael Rubinstein - who represents the Whitefield Hebrew Congregation on the Board of Deputies - was elected as a councillor in the Pilkington Park seat in Bury at the local elections

By Lee Harpin

JLM's Rebecca Filer and Izzy Lenga (right) celebrate in Camden.

May 6, 2022, 2:23 pm

Man arrested after newly-elected councillor targeted in antisemitic campaign

lzzy Lenga, who won overnight in South Hampstead, reveals she faced "levels of antisemitism I've never had before" in the run-up to Thursday's vote.

By Lee Harpin

April 28, 2022, 12:30 pm

LOCAL ELECTIONS: Labour scents victory at last in Barnet

Thursday's local elections take place in England, Wales and Scotland. Jewish News takes a deep dive into key battles affecting Jewish communities in the capital and beyond.

By Lee Harpin

April 3, 2022, 2:06 pm

Tory councillor defects to Lib Dems, saying party has shunned ‘communities like ours’

Ex- Barnet Conservative Helene Richman launched a damning attack on local Tory Group at press conference confirming her defection.

By Lee Harpin

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