Rejoin EU
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Rejoin EU | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Brendan O'Donnelly |
| Chairman | Andy Smith |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Local government | 0 / 19,481 |
| Website | |
| therejoineuparty | |
Rejoin EU is a pro-European political party in the United Kingdom, advocating for the country's re-entry into the European Union following its withdrawal, commonly known as Brexit, which occurred in 2020. It was launched in January 2020. Brendan O'Donnelly is the current leader and Richard Hewison is the current treasurer.[1]
2021[edit]
Richard Hewison was the party’s candidate in the 2021 London mayoral election, and was endorsed by Volt UK. He came eighth out of twenty candidates, with 1.1% of the vote.
The party nominated the former MEP Brendan Donnelly in the 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election; he received 0.3% of the vote. The party’s chairman Andy Smith was their candidate in the 2021 Batley and Spen by-election; he received 0.2% of the vote.
Boris Johnson impersonator Drew Galdron, appearing on the ballot as “Boris Been Bunged”, was the party's candidate in the 2021 North Shropshire by-election.[2] He received 0.2% of the vote.
Richard Hewison stood for the party in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election and received 0.7% of the vote.
2022[edit]
In July 2022, the party’s chairman Andy Smith won a seat in Goring-on-Thames Parish Council, marking the party’s first electoral success.[1]
In November 2022, the party’s leader Richard Hewison stood as the party’s candidate in the 2022 City of Chester by-election, winning 1.0% of the vote. In December 2022, Jim Newell stood for Rejoin EU in the 2022 Stretford and Urmston by-election and won 1.3% of the vote.
2024[edit]
In the 2024 London Assembly election, the party garnered 2.5% of the vote, amounting to 62,528 votes, securing sixth place.[3]
2024 general election[edit]
Rejoin EU will stand 26 candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election:
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | Georgina Burford-Connole | ||
| Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | Richard Baker-Howard | ||
| Chipping Barnet | Richard Hewison | ||
| Cites of London and Westminster | Liz Burford | ||
| Ealing Southall | Peter Ward | ||
| Fareham and Waterlooville | Edward Dean[4] | ||
| Finchley and Golders Green | Brendan Donnelly | ||
| Hammersmith and Chiswick | Bill Colegrave | ||
| Hampstead and Highgate | Christie Elan-Kane | ||
| Hendon | Ben Rend[5] | ||
| Kensington and Bayswater | John Stevens | ||
| Leyton and Wanstead | Simon Mark Bezer | ||
| Melton and Syston | Matt Shouler | ||
| Old Bexley and Sidcup | Laurence Williams | ||
| Oxford East | Andrew Smith | ||
| Peckham | Alex Kerr | ||
| Pendle and Clitheroe | Christopher Thompson | ||
| Preston | Joseph O'Meachair | ||
| Putney | Felix Burford-Connole | ||
| Rutland and Stamford | Joanna Burrows | ||
| Sevenoaks | Elwyn Jones | ||
| Sheffield Hallam | Sam Chapman | ||
| South West Hertfordshire | Victor Silkin | ||
| Stretford and Urmston | Jim Newell | ||
| Tooting | Jas Alduk | ||
| Tottenham | Drew Miles |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Carey, Declan (15 July 2022). "Rejoin EU Party wins in council election with 'powerful' anti-Brexit message". Daily Express. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Tooley, David (12 December 2021). "North Shropshire by-election candidate Boris Been-Bunged 'has a party' with voters". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Election of London Members of the London Assembly – STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES NOMINATED" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Edward Dean for Fareham and Waterlooville in the UK Parliamentary general election". Democracy Club. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ https://www.barnet.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2024-06/Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%20%E2%80%93%20Hendon%20Constituency.pdf