Volt UK

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Volt United Kingdom
AbbreviationVolt UK / Volt
LeaderJason Hughes [1]
TreasurerLuís Perdigão[1]
Volt Scotland LeaderCollyn Mclaughlan
Campaigns officerPhil Robinson[1]
Founded6 January 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-06)[2]
HeadquartersLondon[2]
IdeologySocial liberalism[3]
Progressivism[4]
Pro-Europeanism[5]
Political positionCentre[6] to centre-left[7]
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colours  Purple
Website
voltuk.org
File:Karte Volt Europa.svg
National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red.

Volt United Kingdom,[2] commonly known as Volt UK, is a pro-European[8] political party in the United Kingdom. It is the British branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

History

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Volt UK was founded in London on 6 January 2020, with Philipp Gnatzy as its first leader.[2]

2021

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In the 2021 local elections, the party stood one candidate for election to a local authority, Luís Perdigão in Cubbington & Leek Wootton Ward in Warwickshire; he lost, with about 2% of the vote.[9] He campaigned in particular for improvements in the transport sector and public transport, in addition to avoiding damage from Brexit.

In London, Volt backed Richard Hewison, Rejoin EU's candidate in the London mayoral election, and the two parties stood a joint list for the London-wide assembly election.[10] Hewison received 1.1% of the mayoral vote,[11] while the two parties received 49,389 votes (1.91%) for the Assembly, not winning a seat.[12]

The party also stood, unsuccessfully, in the Scottish Parliament election on a joint list with Renew Scotland.[13]

2022

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In May 2022, the party contested the Glasgow City Council election.[14] Volt received 4.1% of the first-preference vote in the Pollokshields ward, not winning a seat.[15]

2023

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On 2 August Volt announced Ewan Hoyle as their candidate for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election,[16][17] the first party candidate in a national election.[18] He received 46 votes, 0.15% of those cast.[19]

2024

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Three Volt UK candidates: Charlotte Blake, Alessandro Gallo, and Marianne Mandujano, were included on the Rejoin EU candidate list for the 2024 London Assembly election on 2 May 2024.[20] Rejoin EU received 2.52% of the vote (62,528 votes), finishing in sixth place and retaining their deposit.[21]

Volt UK stood two candidates, unsuccessfully, in the 2024 general election: Annaliese Cude in Newton Abbot,[22] and Jason Hughes in Stroud.[23]

2025

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On 6 April 2025, Jason Hughes was announced as Volt UK's candidate for the Runcorn and Helsby by-election.[24][25]

Ideology and policies

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The party states that it supports 5+1 fundamental challenges (1. Smart state, 2. Economic renaissance, 3. Social equality, 4. Global balance, 5. Citizen empowerment, +1 European reform) defined by Volt Europa.[26] In addition to the pan-European policies of Volt, the British branch has some additional policies including electoral reform, rejoining the EU, action to address climate change, and reform of political campaigns.[27]

Volt Scotland

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Volt Scotland is the Scottish branch of Volt UK. It participated in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election with two candidates standing, unsuccessfully, on Renew Scotland's party list.[28] For the Scottish Parliament elections, Volt endorsed a multiple-choice referendum on the issue of Scottish independence like its Renew counterparts.[29] Renew Scotland contested five regions and no constituencies in the election, receiving 493 votes nationwide.[30][31][32][33][34] The party also stood one candidate at the 2022 Scottish local elections,[35] with their candidate garnering 4.06% of first preference votes in the four-member Pollokshields ward.[36]

Electoral performance

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Scottish Parliament

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Election Political party Constituency Regional Total seats +/– Government
Vote % Seats Vote % Seats
2021 Volt Scotland (as part of Renew Scotland)[28] N/A
0 / 73
 493 (Renew Scotland)[30][31][32][33][34] 0.02% (Renew Scotland)[37]
0 / 56
0 / 129
 New —

Renew Scotland contested in five regions and no constituencies in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

2024 general election

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The party fielded 2 candidates at the 2024 United Kingdom general election on 4 July 2024, one in Newton Abbot and one in Stroud.[38] The candidates accumulated a total of 267 votes and came last in both constituencies.[39]

Election year Constituency # of total votes % of overall vote # of seats won Outcome
2024 Newton Abbott 104 Increase 0.2% Increase
0 / 650
Steady 		No seats
2024 Stroud 163 Increase 0.3% Increase
0 / 650
Steady 		No seats

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