Clacton by-election result in full: Farage wins, Count Binface sees record support and one candidate gets seven votes

Only two of the 34 candidates secured enough votes to take back their deposit

NewsUK & World NewsNigel FarageThe Reform UK leader retained his seat, as expectedEthan Davies06:08, 14 Aug 2026Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election with 22,239 votes.‌The Reform UK leader was widely expected to retain his seat in Essex as no other major party contested the by-election, although a record 34 can

Vote counting was under way after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head.

The votes are in to see who has been crowned the new Member of Parliament for Clacton Constituency. Will it be an intergalactic candidate who wears a bin on his head - or a man who talks utter trash?

Nigel Farage, leader of the anti-immigration party Reform UK, had hoped a special election Thursday for his Parliament seat would help quell awkward questions about his finances.

Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface. The Reform UK leade

Luxon refused to give direct answers to questions regarding his leadership.

Calling himself the "only fresh thing on the menu," the trash-talking candidate is now in a prime position for the upcoming vote.