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

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

Commentary: Reform UK leader needs to get out the vote in the Essex constituency to justify quitting as the local MP just over a month ago

LONDON, Aug 13 - Voters cast their ballots on Thursday in a local English election pitting Nigel Farage against his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a trash can, in a test of opposition to the Reform UK leader's brand of populist politics.

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

Tens of thousands of Britons to make voices heard as polls set to open in Clacton by-election  GB News

Nigel Farage is on course to win back his seat in the Clacton bye-election, which takes place today but he admits he took a major gamble in giving it up in the first place.

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

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.

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

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

"For a man who has built a career denouncing waste in Westminster and Whitehall, the contradiction is glaring, with the cost of polling stations, staff, security and a count of ballot papers"

Count Binface appears to have become Nigel Farage's main competition in the Clacton by-election - and now another rival party has talked about a potential dream collaboration - the Loony Bin

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".

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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.

Party officials continue to snipe at each other despite calls for a pact

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

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

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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.

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Binface, who has run against prime ministers past and present, was the first to throw his bucket in the ring when Reform U.K. leader Nigel Farage abruptly quit Parliament.