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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The party was founded shortly after the <a href="/facts/Grenfell_Tower_fire/24UrLkB9">Grenfell Tower fire</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> with aims for more accountability in the council.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The party contested the <a href="/facts/2018_Kensington_and_Chelsea_London_Borough_Council_election/JwSGXYNJ">2018 local elections in the Borough</a>, winning 2.4% of the vote but failing to win any seats.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>In September 2018, the party announced it was forming an alliance with the <a href="/facts/Pro-Europeanism/Ymna99JB">pro-European</a> and <a href="/facts/Centrist/jybYq4vR">centrist</a> <a href="/facts/Renew_Britain/1XWPMgCQ">Renew Party</a>, with Annabel Mullin joining their leadership team<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> and serving as leader until June 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>The party fielded five candidates at the <a href="/facts/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election/1ustxDDe">2019 general election</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In December 2019, Advance received a £20,000 donation from <a href="/facts/Our_Future_Our_Choice/d35QMbxq">Our Future Our Choice</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>The party was voluntarily deregistered on 1 October 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="election-results">Election results</h2> <p>In the <a href="/facts/2018_United_Kingdom_local_elections/fU7q7GkQ">2018 local elections</a> the party fielded 14 candidates in 12 wards in <a href="/facts/Kensington_and_Chelsea_London_Borough_Council/XDJeLv5w">Kensington and Chelsea</a>, receiving a total of 2,357 votes, or approximately 2.4% of the total vote.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="elections">Elections</h2> <h3><a href="/facts/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election/1ustxDDe">2019 general election</a></h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Constituency</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chipping_Barnet_(UK_Parliament_constituency)/bUPa2EUm">Chipping Barnet</a></td><td>John Sheffield</td><td>71</td><td>0.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Esher_and_Walton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)/Qptnb0wK">Esher and Walton</a></td><td>Kyle Taylor</td><td>52</td><td>0.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hitchin_and_Harpenden_(UK_Parliament_constituency)/pxS8mSDA">Hitchin and Harpenden</a></td><td>Peter Marshall</td><td>101</td><td>0.2<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mid_Sussex_(UK_Parliament_constituency)/Kt5w8JIQ">Mid Sussex</a></td><td>Brett Mortensen</td><td>47</td><td>0.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wokingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)/21W2Xdfn">Wokingham</a></td><td>Annabel Mullin</td><td>80</td><td>0.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Pippa Crerar (6 November 2017). "Former Lib Dem launches new political party to 'challenge outdated system'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 November 2018. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/former-lib-dem-launches-new-political-party-to-challenge-outdated-system-a3677471.html" target="_blank">https://www.standard.co.uk/former-lib-dem-launches-new-political-party-to-challenge-outdated-system-a3677471.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Registration summary, Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2018. <a href="http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Registrations/PP6667" target="_blank">http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Registrations/PP6667</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Lucy Fisher (8 November 2017). "Grassroots political party Advance rises from Grenfell disaster". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 September 2018. <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/grassroots-political-party-advance-rises-from-grenfell-disaster-02j2hj7vh" target="_blank">https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/grassroots-political-party-advance-rises-from-grenfell-disaster-02j2hj7vh</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>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. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kensington-chelsea-council-election-results-tories-conservatives-grenfell-tower-tragedy-a8335786.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kensington-chelsea-council-election-results-tories-conservatives-grenfell-tower-tragedy-a8335786.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>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. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-election-2018-labour-concede-defeat-in-kensington-and-chelsea-at-first-election-since-grenfell-a3830891.html" target="_blank">https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/local-election-2018-labour-concede-defeat-in-kensington-and-chelsea-at-first-election-since-grenfell-a3830891.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"New Alliance of the Renew Party and Advance Together". Renew Party. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018. <a href="https://www.renewparty.org.uk/new_alliance_of_the_renew_party_and_advance_together" target="_blank">https://www.renewparty.org.uk/new_alliance_of_the_renew_party_and_advance_together</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>@RenewParty (7 June 2019). "@AnnabelMullin will be stepping down as leader" (Tweet) – via Twitter. <a href="https://x.com/RenewParty/status/1136939228103880711" target="_blank">https://x.com/RenewParty/status/1136939228103880711</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"UK Parliament elections", Democracy Club. Retrieved 18 November 2019. <a href="https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/elections/parl.2019-12-12/" target="_blank">https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/elections/parl.2019-12-12/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Hughes, Solomon (March 13, 2020). "Ofoc, there go the centrists!". Morning Star. <a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/ofoc-there-goes-centrists" target="_blank">https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/ofoc-there-goes-centrists</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Registration summary - Advance Together". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2021. <a href="http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Registrations/PP6667" target="_blank">http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Registrations/PP6667</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Local council elections 2018 - Results, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Retrieved 2 November 2018. <a href="https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/local-democracy-and-elections/local-council-elections-2018-results" target="_blank">https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/local-democracy-and-elections/local-council-elections-2018-results</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Chipping Barnet Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000636" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000636</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Esher and Walton Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000697" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000697</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Hitchin and Harpenden Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000749" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000749</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Mid Sussex Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000817" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000817</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Wokingham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001048" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001048</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>