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Volt United Kingdom
AbbreviationVolt UK / Volt
LeaderPhilipp Gnatzy[1]
TreasurerDerhen Coulomb[1]
Founded6 January 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-06)[1]
HeadquartersLondon[1]
IdeologySocial liberalism[2]
Progressivism[3]
Pro-Europeanism[4]
Political positionCentre[5] to centre-left[6]
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colours  Purple
House of Commons
0 / 650
House of Lords
0 / 790
London Assembly
0 / 25
Scottish Parliament
0 / 129
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
0 / 60
Local government
0 / 19,698
Directly elected mayors
0 / 25
Police and crime commissioners
0 / 40
Website
voltuk.eu

Volt UK (officially: Volt United Kingdom)[1] is a pro-European[7][8][9][10] political party in the United Kingdom. It is the British branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

Foundation

Volt UK was founded in London on 6 January 2020, with Philipp Gnatzy as its first leader.[1]

Ideology and policies

The party supports the 5+1 fundamental challenges (1. Smart state, 2. Economic renaissance, 3. Social equality, 4. Global balance, 5. Citizen empowerment, +1 European reform) defined by Volt Europa.[11] In addition to the pan-European policies of Volt, the British branch has some additional policies including electoral reform, rejoining the EU, action to address climate change, and reform of political campaigns.[12]

Volt Scotland

Volt Scotland is the Scottish branch of Volt UK. It participated in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election with two candidates standing on Renew Scotland's party list.[13] For the Scottish Parliament elections, Volt endorsed a multiple-choice referendum on the issue of Scottish independence like its Renew counterparts.[14] Renew Scotland contested five regions and no constituencies in the election, receiving 493 votes nationwide.[15][16][17][18][19]

Electoral performance

Scottish Parliament

Election Political party Constituency Regional Total seats +/– Government
Vote % Seats Vote % Seats
2021 Volt Scotland (as part of Renew Scotland)[13] N/A
0 / 73
 493 (Renew Scotland)[20][21][22][23][24] 0.02% (Renew Scotland)[25]
0 / 56
0 / 129
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Renew Scotland contested in five regions and no constituencies in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "View registration - The Electoral Commission". search.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "European Union". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ Essler, Brett (7 November 2019). "Just Do It: How two SIPA alumni founded a new European political party—and won". School of International and Public Affairs. Columbia University. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ^ Teffer, Peter (27 May 2019). "'Pan-European' Volt and DieM25 manage one MEP each". EU Observer. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ Boucart, Théo (31 May 2019). "Germany: Faithful Reflection Of European Electoral Tendencies?". The New Federalist. Young European Federalists. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  6. ^ Forthomme, Claude (28 February 2019). "Volt Europa: An Electric Jolt to Wake Up Europe". Impakter. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. ^ Carey, Declan. "New party starts Britain's campaign to rejoin the European Union". Redaction Politics.
  8. ^ Carey, Declan. "Pro-EU party to stand in Scottish elections offering voters an SNP alternative". Redaction Politics.
  9. ^ Reed, Jonothan. "First political party to commit itself to campaigning for UK to rejoin EU". The New European.
  10. ^ "Manifesto for Britain". Volt UK. Volt United Kingdom.
  11. ^ "European policies - Volt Europa".
  12. ^ "Volt UK- Manifesto for Britain".
  13. ^ a b "Twitter Renew Scotland".
  14. ^ "Renew Scotland, Our Proposal for Scotland's Future". Renew Scotland. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  15. ^ Glasgow [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  16. ^ Lothian [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  17. ^ Mid Scotland and Fife [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  18. ^ North East Scotland [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  19. ^ West of Scotland [region] [sic], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  20. ^ Glasgow [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  21. ^ Lothian [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  22. ^ Mid Scotland and Fife [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  23. ^ North East Scotland [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  24. ^ West of Scotland [region] [sic], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
  25. ^ [1]
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