Rejoin EU

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The Rejoin EU Party
LeaderRichard Morley
ChairmanAndrew Smith
TreasurerRichard Hewison
FoundedFebruary 2020; 6 years ago (February 2020)
IdeologyPro-Europeanism
Anti-Brexit
Single-issue politics
ColoursBlue
Councillors[1]
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Website
therejoineuparty.com

The Rejoin EU Party (or just Rejoin EU) is a pro-European minor political party in the United Kingdom, advocating for the country's re-entry into the European Union following its withdrawal, commonly known as Brexit (a portmanteau of “Britain” and Exit”). It was launched in February 2020.[2] Richard Morley is the current leader and Richard Hewison is the current treasurer.[3]

The party has 1 elected representative. Party chairman Andrew Smith, was elected to the parish council in Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire in 2022.

History

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2021

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.[4]

The party stood candidates in the Chesham and Amersham by-election, Batley and Spen by-election and North Shropshire by-election, each time receiving less than 0.5% of the votes.[5] Hewison stood for the party in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election and received 0.7% of the vote.[6]

2022

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.[3]

In November 2022, Hewison stood as the party's candidate in the 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.[citation needed]

2023

In July 2023, Hewison stood as a candidate in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, receiving 0.3% of the vote.[7]

2024

In the 2024 London Assembly election, the Rejoin EU Party increased its vote share on the London-wide list to 2.5%, up from 1.9% in 2021.[8]


2024 general election

Rejoin EU stated it intended to stand 26 candidates in the 2024 general election,[9][10] including their leader Brendan Donnelly standing in Finchley and Golders Green.[11] The party got 9,245 votes, all candidates lost their election deposits and all candidates achieved under 2% of the vote.

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Battersea Georgina Burford-Connole[12] 401 0.9
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Richard Baker-Howard[13] 350 0.7
Chipping Barnet Richard Hewison[14] 379 0.7
Cities of London and Westminster Liz Burford[15] 352 0.9
Ealing Southall Peter Ward[16] 475 1.0
Fareham and Waterlooville Edward Dean[17][18] 210 0.4
Finchley and Golders Green Brendan Donnelly[19] 486 1.0
Hammersmith and Chiswick Bill Colegrave[20] 821 1.8
Hampstead and Highgate Christie Elan-Kane[21] 532 1.1
Hendon Ben Rend[22] 233 0.6
Kensington and Bayswater John Stevens[23] 486 1.2
Leyton and Wanstead Simon Mark Bezer[24] 244 0.6
Melton and Syston Matt Shouler[25] 288 0.6
Old Bexley and Sidcup Laurent Williams[26] 251 0.5
Oxford East Andrew Smith[27] 425 1.1
Peckham Alex Kerr[28] 285 0.7
Pendle and Clitheroe Christopher Thompson[29] 902 1.9
Preston Joseph O'Meachair[30] 216 0.5
Putney Felix Burford-Connole[31] 289 0.7
Rutland and Stamford Joanna Burrows[32] 409 0.8
Sevenoaks Elwyn Jones[33] 298 0.6
Sheffield Hallam Sam Chapman[34] 409 0.8
South West Hertfordshire Victor Silkin[35] 232 0.5
Stretford and Urmston Jim Newell[36] 308 0.7
Tooting Jas Alduk[37] 370 0.7
Tottenham Andrew Miles[38] 306 0.8

2025

John Stevens was a candidate for the party in the 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election.[39]

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