Advance Together (often shortened to Advance) was a British political party. The party was led by Annabel Mullin, a former Liberal Democrat member and parliamentary candidate for Kensington.[2] It was registered with the Electoral Commission on 22 February 2018. Party officials were named as Mullin (leader) and Peter Marshall (nominating officer).[1] It formed an alliance with the Renew Party in late 2018, with Mullin joining the leadership team and for a time becoming leader of Renew.
The party was founded shortly after the Grenfell Tower fire,[3] with aims for more accountability in the council.[4] The party contested the 2018 local elections in the Borough, winning 2.4% of the vote but failing to win any seats.[5]
In September 2018, the party announced it was forming an alliance with the pro-European and centrist[6] Renew Party, with Annabel Mullin joining their leadership team[7] and serving as leader until June 2019.[8]
The party fielded five candidates at the 2019 general election.[9]
In December 2019, Advance received a £20,000 donation from Our Future Our Choice.[10]
The party was voluntarily deregistered on 1 October 2020.[11]
In the 2018 local elections the party fielded 14 candidates in 12 wards in Kensington and Chelsea, receiving a total of 2,357 votes, or approximately 2.4% of the total vote.[12]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipping Barnet | John Sheffield | 71 | 0.1[13] |
| Esher and Walton | Kyle Taylor | 52 | 0.1[14] |
| Hitchin and Harpenden | Peter Marshall | 101 | 0.2[15] |
| Mid Sussex | Brett Mortensen | 47 | 0.1[16] |
| Wokingham | Annabel Mullin | 80 | 0.1[17] |
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