Farage declares victory as Reform leader waits to see if political gamble pays off against Count Binface - lbc.co.uk

Farage declares victory as Reform leader waits to see if political gamble pays off against Count Binface  lbc.co.uk

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.

Nigel Farage declares ‘fairly convincing’ victory in Clacton by-election  ITVX

Nigel Farage declares victory in Clacton by-election with hours still remaining until result  GB News

The Reform UK leader told GB News the result is a strong endorsement of him.

The Reform UK leader told GB News the result is a strong endorsement of him.

CLACTON-ON-SEA, Britain - Counting started on Aug 13 in an English by-election pitting hard-right leader Nigel Farage against a joke candidate named Count Binface in a vote dismissed by some residents as a “farce”.Farage, who triggered the vote by resigning the parliamentary seat he had held since 2024 over an investig

NIGEL Farage has declared victory in the Clacton by-election ...

A small British seaside town voted Thursday in a special election between a hard-right populist and a man who wears a trash can on his head.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigned to call the by-election after being accused of accepting an unlawful gift, but no major parties ran against him, and one of British politics’

While the Reform UK leader is heavily tipped to remain the Clacton MP, his reputation is in tatters since the by-election became a total farce as some fed-up Clacton locals were left furious

Nigel Farage and Count Binface. Alamy Stock Photo fa-rage against the machine A record 34 candidates are standing in the byelection. POLLS HAVE CLOSED in one of the most bizarre byelections the UK has ever seen, with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage hoping to retain his seat in Clacton. His main rival is Count Binface, a

Vote counting has already begun and will continue through the night with a result expected by around 7:00 am local time on Friday.

The Reform UK leader triggered the contest after deciding to stand down amidst massive scrutiny over his financial affairs

The self-styled intergalactic space warrior wears a giant silver bin on his head and a silver cloak.

Voters in south-east England are deciding the political fate of reform leader Nigel Farage in a snap by-election.

Voters in south-east England are deciding the political fate of reform leader Nigel Farage in a snap by-election.

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.

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COUNT Binface claimed victory against Nigel Farage today after the polls opened in the Clacton by-election. The satirical candidate said getting re-elected as MP would not save the Reform UK leader from a Commons standards probe. In a post on X, the “galactic centrist” produced a flow chart also claiming victory over t

Facing awkward questions about his finances, the anti-immigration politician dramatically announced that he’s quitting Parliament in order to run again, a move critics denounced as a ploy to dodge a parliamentary probe. So far only one candidate has announced plans to run against Farage: Count Binface, a comedian with

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.

The 'independent space warrior' has previously dabbled in foreign policy issues, including calling for an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia.

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

WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE, United Kingdom: Polls opened on Thursday (Aug 13) 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.Polling

Tens of thousands of voters are heading to the polls Thursday in a special election in a small seaside resort just outside London that pits a potential candidate to be the next U.K. prime minister against a collection of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates, led by a man who wears a trash can on his head.

NIGEL Farage has been spotted heading to the polls to cast his vote in the Clacton by-election. The Reform UK leader is one of a staggering 34 candidates standing in the constituency - a record number of wannabe MPs. Mr Farage quit as an MP to trigger the by-election in protest at media and parliamentary...

Polls open in crunch Clacton contest between Reform's Nigel Farage and Count Binface MEE staff on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 14:39 The Reform leader was elected MP for Clacton in 2024 but resigned last month to trigger the by-election, but a satirical candidate offers his biggest challenge The two

Nigel Farage, the right-wing populist leader, forced a by-election in his parliamentary seat of Clacton after he came under pressure over his financial declarations.

Reform UK's Farage faces off against Count Binface in election  Reuters

Whilst Farage parades around the Clacton Leisure Centre, tooting his own horn and boasting that he has the establishment on the run, rival parties should very much prepare for a future contest. That, above all else, should be the takeaway from today’s foregone conclusion.

A special election is taking place Thursday in the seaside town of Clacton, just east of London

Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that's been denounced as a stunt  apnews.com

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

Nigel Farage is about to fight the least challenging electoral test of his political career.

Nigel Farage is the clear favourite, but Count Binface is attracting serious support in a by-election featuring a record 34 candidates, including an Australian software engineer and three "Loonies".

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.

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

They're the frontrunners to represent Clacton in Parliament - but what do the Reform leader and independent space warrior stand for?

Primary elections are being held Tuesday in six states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alabama, Connecticut, Vermont and South Carolina. CBS News' Taurean Small, Jonah Kaplan, Mark Strassmann and Anthony Salvanto have the latest.

Who will win the Clacton by-election? Hugo Gye, our Britain political correspondent, visits the seaside town