Rejoin EU
Political party in the United Kingdom
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The Rejoin EU Party (also known simply as 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. It was launched in February 2020.[2] Richard Morley is the current leader and Richard Hewison is the current treasurer.[3]
The Rejoin EU Party | |
|---|---|
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| 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 party has one elected representative. Party chairman Andrew Smith was elected to the parish council in Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, in 2022.
History
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, Batley and Spen and North Shropshire by-elections, 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 on 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.[7]
2023
In July 2023, Hewison stood as a candidate in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, receiving 0.3% of the vote.[8]
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.[9]
2024 general election
Rejoin EU stated it intended to stand 26 candidates in the 2024 general election,[10][11] including their leader Brendan Donnelly standing in Finchley and Golders Green.[12] 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[13] | 401 | 0.9 |
| Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | Richard Baker-Howard[14] | 350 | 0.7 |
| Chipping Barnet | Richard Hewison[15] | 379 | 0.7 |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Liz Burford[16] | 352 | 0.9 |
| Ealing Southall | Peter Ward[17] | 475 | 1.0 |
| Fareham and Waterlooville | Edward Dean[18][19] | 210 | 0.4 |
| Finchley and Golders Green | Brendan Donnelly[20] | 486 | 1.0 |
| Hammersmith and Chiswick | Bill Colegrave[21] | 821 | 1.8 |
| Hampstead and Highgate | Christie Elan-Kane[22] | 532 | 1.1 |
| Hendon | Ben Rend[23] | 233 | 0.6 |
| Kensington and Bayswater | John Stevens[24] | 486 | 1.2 |
| Leyton and Wanstead | Simon Mark Bezer[25] | 244 | 0.6 |
| Melton and Syston | Matt Shouler[26] | 288 | 0.6 |
| Old Bexley and Sidcup | Laurent Williams[27] | 251 | 0.5 |
| Oxford East | Andrew Smith[28] | 425 | 1.1 |
| Peckham | Alex Kerr[29] | 285 | 0.7 |
| Pendle and Clitheroe | Christopher Thompson[30] | 109 | 0.4 |
| Preston | Joseph O'Meachair[31] | 216 | 0.5 |
| Putney | Felix Burford-Connole[32] | 289 | 0.7 |
| Rutland and Stamford | Joanna Burrows[33] | 409 | 0.8 |
| Sevenoaks | Elwyn Jones[34] | 298 | 0.6 |
| Sheffield Hallam | Sam Chapman[35] | 409 | 0.8 |
| South West Hertfordshire | Victor Silkin[36] | 232 | 0.5 |
| Stretford and Urmston | Jim Newell[37] | 308 | 0.7 |
| Tooting | Jas Alduk[38] | 370 | 0.7 |
| Tottenham | Andrew Miles[39] | 306 | 0.8 |
2025–2026
John Stevens was the party's candidate in the 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election.[40] Joseph O'Meachair is the candidate in the 2026 Gorton and Denton by-election.[41] On 19 February 2026 Volt UK endorsed the Rejoin EU Party candidate Joseph O'Meachair for the 2026 Gorton and Denton by-election.[42]