Farage fights off Count Binface challenge to regain U.K. parliamentary seat

Farage won 22,239 votes in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton, beating his main challenger Count Binface, who secured 9,455 votes

CLACTON-ON-SEA, England: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat on Friday (Aug 14) in an election he triggered to bolster his position against allegations of financial impropriety, a strategy that was undermined when his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a trash can, won more than a quarter

The Reform UK leader claimed there was a ‘credible threat’ against him

Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election

CLACTON-ON-SEA, England, Aug 14 - Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat on Friday in an election he triggered to bolster his position against allegations of financial impropriety, a strategy that was undermined when his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a trash can, won more than a quarter

Nigel Farage managed not to lose to a bin after his Clacton by-election 'stunt' turned into a humilating debacle but refused to attend the declaration - saying there was a plan to 'disrupt and degrade' the proceedings

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election  apnews.com

Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat, fights off Count Binface challenge  Reuters

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

An MP is being elected for the Essex constituency, which includes District of Tendring wards such as Alton Park, Bockings Elm, Burrsville, Homelands, Frinton, Golf Green, and Hamford

Follow our overnight live blog for full results, analysis and reaction as votes are counted in today’s high‑stakes Clacton 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.

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

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.

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

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.

Farage was elected to EU parliament five times before becoming Clacton MP, while Binface has been less successful – so far Nigel Farage has been standing in British elections since 1994, when he narrowly beat Screaming Lord Sutch of the Monster Raving Loony party into fourth place in a Commons byelection. He was electe

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

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Nigel Farage depicts himself as an outsider taking on the establishment, but now the tables have turned.

Count Binface faces the Reform UK leader in a contest the mainstream parties are sitting out

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