Rejoin EU
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The Rejoin EU Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Richard Morley |
| Chairman | Andrew Smith |
| Treasurer | Richard Hewison |
| Founded | February 2020 |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism Anti-Brexit Single-issue politics |
| Colours | Blue |
| Councillors[1] | 0 / 18,645 |
| Website | |
| therejoineuparty | |
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 âBritainâ and Exitâ). 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
[edit]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]
References
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- ^ Tooley, David (12 December 2021). "North Shropshire by-election candidate Boris Been-Bunged 'has a party' with voters". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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- ^ "London Assembly Election Results 2024". London Elects. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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- ^ WhoCanIVoteFor; Data (11 June 2024). "2024 UK general election candidate summary". democracyclub.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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- ^ "Vote John Stevens in Runcorn & Helsby on May 1". The Rejoin EU Party. 2 April 2025.