Count Binface becomes Britain's most successful comedy candidate

CLACTON-ON-SEA, England, Aug 14 - Surrounded by more than 30 other prospective parliamentarians including three \"loonies\" and someone from the Everyone is God party, Count Binface basked in the greatest result ever achieved by one of Britain's traditional joke election candidates.

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

The people of Clacton have spoken. Well, 44% of them have, with the majority of eligible voters staying at home rather than cast their ballot in the byelection. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the winning candidate, also stayed away – snubbing the count at Clacton leisure centre after claiming police had warned him of a

What next for Nigel Farage after beating Count Binface to become MP once more? Imran Mulla on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 09:51 The Reform leader's victory rings hollow, and his political future still hangs in the balance Reform UK leader Nigel Farage poses with a pint at The Ship pub after casting

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?

CLACTON has gone to the polls for a by-election that features a record-breaking 34 candidates on the ballot paper. Nigel Farage has an unusual list of opponents in the vote, which was triggered by the Reform UK leader's resignation from the seat in July - and Count Binface is one of the most recognisable. What...

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage is set to walk away with the election in Clacton-on-Sea, where he is running without competition from any other mainstream party. His only opposition comes from the costumed, other-worldly joke candidate known as Count Binface — the alter ego of British comedian Jon Harvey. Dressed i

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage triggered a byelection when he quit as Member of Parliament amid an investigation into his finances. Avneet Dhillon explains what led to the probe, and why his main challenger in the race is Count Binface — a candidate dressed as a giant trash can. (Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reut

Clacton's parliamentary race has it all: Nigel Farage, a man dressed as a trash can, a Union Jack bikini, white nationalist conspiracy theories, and 34 candidates on the ballot.

Satirical candidates are a long-standing tradition in British politics, but few have made as much of an impression as Count Binface. TIME speaks to the novelty candidate ahead of the Clacton by-election.