Advance Together
Founded2017
Dissolved2020
HeadquartersLondon
SW4 4EY[1]
IdeologySocial liberalism
Subsidiarity
Reformism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre[2]
Website
www.advancetogether.org.uk[dead link]

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.[3] 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.

History

The party was founded shortly after the Grenfell Tower fire,[4] with aims for more accountability in the council.[5] The party contested the 2018 local elections in the Borough, winning 2.4% of the vote but failing to win any seats.[6]

In September 2018, the party announced it was forming an alliance with the pro-European and centrist[citation needed] 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.[2]

The party was voluntarily deregistered on 1 October 2020.[10]

Election results

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.[11]

Elections

2019 general election

Constituency Candidate Votes %
Chipping Barnet John Sheffield 71 0.1[12]
Esher and Walton Kyle Taylor 52 0.1[13]
Hitchin and Harpenden Peter Marshall 101 0.2[14]
Mid Sussex Brett Mortensen 47 0.1[15]
Wokingham Annabel Mullin 80 0.1[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Registration summary, Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hughes, Solomon (March 13, 2020). "Ofoc, there go the centrists!". Morning Star.
  3. ^ Pippa Crerar (6 November 2017). "Former Lib Dem launches new political party to 'challenge outdated system'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ Lucy Fisher (8 November 2017). "Grassroots political party Advance rises from Grenfell disaster". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. ^ Chloe Farand (4 May 2018). "Tories keep hold of Kensington and Chelsea council despite outrage over Grenfell Tower tragedy". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ Sophia Sleigh and Sean Morrison (4 May 2018). "Local election results 2018: Conservatives hold Kensington and Chelsea in first election since Grenfell tragedy". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. ^ "New Alliance of the Renew Party and Advance Together". Renew Party. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ @RenewParty (June 7, 2019). "@AnnabelMullin will be stepping down as leader" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "UK Parliament elections", Democracy Club. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Registration summary - Advance Together". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. ^ Local council elections 2018 - Results, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Chipping Barnet Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Esher and Walton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Hitchin and Harpenden Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Mid Sussex Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Wokingham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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