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Leader | Brendan O'Donnelly |
Chairman | Andy Smith |
Founded | 2020 |
Ideology | Pro-Europeanism |
Political position | Big tent |
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Rejoin EU is a pro-European political party in the United Kingdom, advocating for the country's re-entry into the European Union following its withdrawal, commonly known as Brexit, which occurred in 2020. It was launched in January 2020. Brendan O'Donnelly is the current leader and Richard Hewison is the current treasurer. [1]
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.
The party nominated the former MEP Brendan Donnelly in the 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election; he received 0.3% of the vote. The party’s chairman Andy Smith was their candidate in the 2021 Batley and Spen by-election; he received 0.2% of the vote.
Boris Johnson impersonator Drew Galdron, appearing on the ballot as “Boris Been Bunged”, was the party's candidate in the 2021 North Shropshire by-election. [2] He received 0.2% of the vote.
Richard Hewison stood for the party in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election and received 0.7% of the vote.
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. [1]
In November 2022, the party’s leader Richard Hewison stood as the party’s candidate in the 2022 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.
In the 2024 London Assembly election, the party garnered 2.5% of the vote, amounting to 62,528 votes, securing sixth place. [3]
Rejoin EU has stated it intends to stand 26 candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, [4] including their leader Brendan Donnelly standing in Finchley and Golders Green. [5]