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Volt UK
Volt United Kingdom, commonly known as Volt UK, is a pro-European political party in the United Kingdom. It is the British branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.
Volt UK was founded in London on 6 January 2020, with Philipp Gnatzy as its first leader.
In the 2021 local elections, the party stood one candidate for election to a local authority, Luís Perdigão in Cubbington & Leek Wootton Ward in Warwickshire; he lost, with about 2% of the vote. He campaigned in particular for improvements in the transport sector and public transport, in addition to avoiding damage from Brexit.
In London, Volt backed Richard Hewison, Rejoin EU's candidate in the London mayoral election, and the two parties stood a joint list for the London-wide assembly election. Hewison received 1.1% of the mayoral vote, while the two parties received 49,389 votes (1.91%) for the Assembly, not winning a seat.
The party also stood, unsuccessfully, in the Scottish Parliament election on a joint list with Renew Scotland.
In May 2022, the party contested the Glasgow City Council election. Volt received 4.1% of the first-preference vote in the Pollokshields ward, not winning a seat.
On 2 August Volt announced Ewan Hoyle as their candidate for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, the first party candidate in a national election. He received 46 votes, 0.15% of those cast.
Three Volt UK candidates: Charlotte Blake, Alessandro Gallo, and Marianne Mandujano, were included on the Rejoin EU candidate list for the 2024 London Assembly election on 2 May 2024. Rejoin EU received 2.52% of the vote (62,528 votes), finishing in sixth place and retaining their deposit.
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Volt UK
Volt United Kingdom, commonly known as Volt UK, is a pro-European political party in the United Kingdom. It is the British branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.
Volt UK was founded in London on 6 January 2020, with Philipp Gnatzy as its first leader.
In the 2021 local elections, the party stood one candidate for election to a local authority, Luís Perdigão in Cubbington & Leek Wootton Ward in Warwickshire; he lost, with about 2% of the vote. He campaigned in particular for improvements in the transport sector and public transport, in addition to avoiding damage from Brexit.
In London, Volt backed Richard Hewison, Rejoin EU's candidate in the London mayoral election, and the two parties stood a joint list for the London-wide assembly election. Hewison received 1.1% of the mayoral vote, while the two parties received 49,389 votes (1.91%) for the Assembly, not winning a seat.
The party also stood, unsuccessfully, in the Scottish Parliament election on a joint list with Renew Scotland.
In May 2022, the party contested the Glasgow City Council election. Volt received 4.1% of the first-preference vote in the Pollokshields ward, not winning a seat.
On 2 August Volt announced Ewan Hoyle as their candidate for the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, the first party candidate in a national election. He received 46 votes, 0.15% of those cast.
Three Volt UK candidates: Charlotte Blake, Alessandro Gallo, and Marianne Mandujano, were included on the Rejoin EU candidate list for the 2024 London Assembly election on 2 May 2024. Rejoin EU received 2.52% of the vote (62,528 votes), finishing in sixth place and retaining their deposit.
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