Essex Police's full statement as Nigel Farage Clacton by-election count non-appearance row grows

By not turning up, Mr Farage avoided embarrassing photos being taken of him next to Count Binface

NIGEL Farage has retained his parliamentary seat after comfortably beating unlikely rival Count Binface in the Clacton by-election. However, the Reform UK leader didn't attend the official result on Friday morning after the 62-year-old reportedly heard rumours that “an organised campaign” planned to disrupt his victory

Reform UK's claims have been challenged08:32, 14 Aug 2026Essex Police says there were 'no incidents or issues' surrounding the Clacton by-election amid a war of words fuelled by Nigel Farage's failure to attend the count. The Reform UK leader won the by-election which he triggered by resigning as Clacton MP while facin

Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election but did not attend the official declaration at Clacton Leisure Centre

Reform UK’s leader celebrating surpassing the 21,225 votes he received just over two years ago

Polls opened Thursday in an eastern England by-election that pits hard-right leader Nigel Farage - often touted as a potential future British prime minister - against perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a vote shunned by the country's main political parties."If Count Binface does well in this election, it's not g

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

“People don’t launch leadership challenges on behalf of anybody else. They launch challenges on behalf of themselves,” Chris Bishop says.