Nigel Farage claims by-election win but shuns count after ‘advice from police’

Nigel Farage having a drink on election day yesterday (Picture: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock) Nigel Farage will return as MP for Clacton after sealing a convincing victory in yesterday’s by-election against Count Binface. The result means the Reform leader’s resignation gamble last month – triggering what he pitched as

NIGEL Farage has comfortably won the Clacton by-election ...

Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull spoke to candidate for MP, Count Binface, as votes were counted in Clacton.

Nigel Farage announced he would become the first successful Parliamentary candidate in over 40 years to miss his victory declaration, instead partying with supporters at an invite-only 'Farage Fest'

Clacton by-election result moments away after Nigel Farage withdraws from count over 'credible threat against him'  GB News

Nigel Farage claims by-election win but shuns count after ‘advice from police’  ITVX

Reform UK said there was a ‘credible threat’ to the party but the Press Association understands Essex Police did not advise Mr Farage not to attend.

Reform UK said there was a ‘credible threat’ to the party but the Press Association understands Essex Police did not advise Mr Farage not to attend.

The Reform UK leader triggered the Clacton by-election after quitting as an MP

Nigel Farage, the far-right political leader riding a surge of support in Britain, claims he will not attend the final count in the Clacton by-election after claiming victory before results had been officially announced.

Nigel Farage has announced he will not attend the Clacton by-election count after Essex Police warned him of an organised campaign to disrupt the results. The Reform UK leader claimed a convincing victory but said he refused to be "demeaned and humiliated" at the count.

Nigel Farage has said he will not attend the Clacton by-election count after being advised by Essex Police that there is "an organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result"

The Reform UK leader will not be present at vote count in byelection he has tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’ Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton Nigel Farage has said he will not attend the Clacton byelection count after advice from Essex police about a plot to e

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

Bobby Sands was in hospital when he was elected MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in 1981 and died less than a month later. He was the last victorious MP to not attend his own declaration

Farage refuses to attend Clacton vote count over 'disruption plot' as Reform leader declares victory in by-election  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.

The Morning Poll: Has Nigel Farage been vindicated over his decision to fight the Clacton by-election?

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 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

Nigel Farage faces watchdog grilling after Clacton by-election  The Times

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

CLACTON has gone to the polls for a by-election that features a record-breaking 34 candidates on the ballot paper. Nigel Farage has an unusual list of opponents in the vote, which was triggered by the Reform UK leader's resignation from the seat in July - and Count Binface is one of the most recognisable. What...

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.

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

We may look at this by-election as the moment the far right lost their chance at power

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 faces 33 opponents despite the main Westminster parties boycotting a contest which they view as a stunt by the Reform UK leader

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

Analysis of Reform UK’s online ads in Clacton by-election reveal a mix of anti-establishment rhetoric and more prosaic matters.

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.

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.

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Live Primary Election 2026 Results: Minnesota Voters And More Head To Polls  HuffPost

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