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| Leader | Brendan Donnelly |
| Chairman | Andy Smith |
| Founded | 2020; 4 years ago (2020) |
| Ideology | Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Single-issue |
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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.[1] Brendan Donnelly is the current leader and Richard Hewison is the current treasurer.[2]
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.[citation needed]
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.[3] Hewison stood for the party in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election and received 0.7% of the vote.[citation needed]
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.[2]
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]
In July 2023, Hewison stood as a candidate in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, receiving 0.3% of the vote.[4]
In the 2024 London Assembly election, the party received 2.5% of the vote, amounting to 62,528 votes, securing sixth place.[5]
Rejoin EU stated it intended to stand 26 candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election,[6][7] including their leader Brendan Donnelly standing in Finchley and Golders Green.[8] 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[9] | 401 | 0.9 |
| Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket | Richard Baker-Howard[10] | 350 | 0.7 |
| Chipping Barnet | Richard Hewison[11] | 379 | 0.7 |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Liz Burford[12] | 352 | 0.9 |
| Ealing Southall | Peter Ward[13] | 475 | 1.0 |
| Fareham and Waterlooville | Edward Dean[14][15] | 210 | 0.4 |
| Finchley and Golders Green | Brendan Donnelly[16] | 486 | 1.0 |
| Hammersmith and Chiswick | Bill Colegrave[17] | 821 | 1.8 |
| Hampstead and Highgate | Christie Elan-Kane[18] | 532 | 1.1 |
| Hendon | Ben Rend[19] | 233 | 0.6 |
| Kensington and Bayswater | John Stevens[20] | 486 | 1.2 |
| Leyton and Wanstead | Simon Mark Bezer[21] | 244 | 0.6 |
| Melton and Syston | Matt Shouler[22] | 288 | 0.6 |
| Old Bexley and Sidcup | Laurent Williams[23] | 251 | 0.5 |
| Oxford East | Andrew Smith[24] | 425 | 1.1 |
| Peckham | Alex Kerr[25] | 285 | 0.7 |
| Pendle and Clitheroe | Christopher Thompson[26] | 902 | 1.9 |
| Preston | Joseph O'Meachair[27] | 216 | 0.5 |
| Putney | Felix Burford-Connole[28] | 289 | 0.7 |
| Rutland and Stamford | Joanna Burrows[29] | 409 | 0.8 |
| Sevenoaks | Elwyn Jones[30] | 298 | 0.6 |
| Sheffield Hallam | Sam Chapman[31] | 409 | 0.8 |
| South West Hertfordshire | Victor Silkin[32] | 232 | 0.5 |
| Stretford and Urmston | Jim Newell[33] | 308 | 0.7 |
| Tooting | Jas Alduk[34] | 370 | 0.7 |
| Tottenham | Andrew Miles[35] | 306 | 0.8 |
