Nigel Farage and Count Binface: a visual guide to their electoral careers

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.

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

The Clacton-on-Sea by-election is looming, forcing the question: does Count Binface have what it takes to be an actual MP?

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'

Farage v Binface is the warm-up. His real showdown will be with Kemi  The Times

The boycott by major parties has opened the door to a host of by-election hopefuls. Here's who's on the metre-long ballot paper...

The Tories are not standing in next week's election, triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation.