Rejoin EU


The Rejoin EU Party 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. Richard Morley is the current leader and Richard Hewison is the current treasurer.
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.
The party stood candidates in the Chesham and Amersham by-election|Chesham and Amersham], Batley and Spen by-election|Batley and Spen] and 2021 [North Shropshire by-election|North Shropshire by-elections], each time receiving less than 0.5% of the votes. Hewison stood for the party in the 2021 [Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election] and received 0.7% of the vote.
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.
In November 2022, Hewison stood as the party's candidate in the 2022 [City of Chester by-election|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.
2023
In July 2023, Hewison stood as a candidate in the 2023 [Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election|Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election], receiving 0.3% of the vote.
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.
2024 general election
Rejoin EU stated it intended to stand 26 candidates in the 2024 general election, including their leader Brendan Donnelly standing in Finchley and Golders Green. The party got 9,245 votes, all candidates lost their election deposits and all candidates achieved under 2% of the vote.
ConstituencyCandidateVotes%
BatterseaGeorgina Burford-Connole4010.9
Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketRichard Baker-Howard3500.7
Chipping BarnetRichard Hewison3790.7
Cities of London and WestminsterLiz Burford3520.9
Ealing SouthallPeter Ward4751.0
Fareham and WaterloovilleEdward Dean2100.4
Finchley and Golders GreenBrendan Donnelly4861.0
Hammersmith and ChiswickBill Colegrave8211.8
Hampstead and HighgateChristie Elan-Kane5321.1
HendonBen Rend2330.6
Kensington and BayswaterJohn Stevens4861.2
Leyton and WansteadSimon Mark Bezer2440.6
Melton and SystonMatt Shouler2880.6
Old Bexley and SidcupLaurent Williams2510.5
Oxford EastAndrew Smith4251.1
PeckhamAlex Kerr2850.7
Pendle and ClitheroeChristopher Thompson9021.9
PrestonJoseph O'Meachair2160.5
PutneyFelix Burford-Connole2890.7
Rutland and StamfordJoanna Burrows4090.8
SevenoaksElwyn Jones2980.6
Sheffield HallamSam Chapman4090.8
South West HertfordshireVictor Silkin2320.5
Stretford and UrmstonJim Newell3080.7
TootingJas Alduk3700.7
TottenhamAndrew Miles3060.8

2025–2026
John Stevens was the party's candidate in the 2025 [Runcorn and Helsby by-election]. Joseph O'Meachair is the candidate in the 2026 [Gorton and Denton by-election].