Volt UK

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

In the 2021 local elections, one of the party's candidates stood in Warwickshire in Cubbington & Leek Wootton, achieved 2% and did not win a mandate.[11] He campaigned in particular for improvements in the transport sector and public transport, in addition to avoiding damage from Brexit.[12] The party also stood with Rejoin EU in London. The mayoral candidate received 1.1% of the vote.[13] The joint list for the local parliament received 49,389 votes (1.91%) and thus did not win a seat.[14] The party also stood in Scotland in an electoral alliance with Renew Scotland.[15] Volt plans to stand in the next national election.

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.[16] 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.[17]

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.[18] For the Scottish Parliament elections, Volt endorsed a multiple-choice referendum on the issue of Scottish independence like its Renew counterparts.[19] Renew Scotland contested five regions and no constituencies in the election, receiving 493 votes nationwide.[20][21][22][23][24]