Farage goes head-to-head with Count Binface in today's snap by-election

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".

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

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

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

Media from Australia, Japan, Greece, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and Ireland have expressed interest in attending the Clacton by-election count

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

Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.

Even Reform voters are lamenting Farage making their town 'look a bit of a laughing stock.'

LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage depicts himself as an outsider taking on the establishment, but now the tables have turned.

Nation.Cymru staff Nigel Farage has become the bookmakers’ favourite to be the next major UK party leader to leave his post following the tactical miscalculation which saw him trigger a by-election in his own constituency. The Reform UK leader resigned as MP for Clacton in an attempt to force a contest he believed woul

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

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is running in a special election where his main opponent is a man dressed like a dustbin

For Nigel Farage, success brings new pressures and a showdown with Count Binface  AP News

Set in motion by Farage amid a probe into his finances, the election may backfire as all of the major political parties denounced it as a stunt.

The by-election has a record number of candidates standing despite being called just a few weeks ago

EXCLUSIVE: The Countdown legend, who labelled the Reform leader ‘awful’ and said she is a ‘big fan’ of PM Andy Burnham, also did not rule out going into politics herself

EXCLUSIVE: Experts say Nigel Farage's plan to avoid a probe into his personal finances has 'backfired' as the by-election, in which he's up against Count Binface, has become a 'joke'