Reform UK leader Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked British election

Nigel Farage has beaten trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface in a widely mocked special election

Farage, one of Britain's leading Brexit campaigners, in a highly unusual move, did not turn up at the vote count in the southern English seaside resort of Clacton.

The Reform UK leader received 22,239 votes in the Clacton by-election, compared with 9,455 for Binface.

Did Reform UK leader not turn up to the count to avoid photos with Count Binface?

Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election with 62.82% of the vote, but the Reform UK leader did not attend the official declaration amid disputed claims over a security threat at the count

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

Nigel Farage secures victory in the Clacton by-election, comfortably beating satirical opponent Count Binface. Get the full details of Farage’s win.

The election called by Reform UK’s leader was dismissed as a stunt by major parties, which declined to field candidates. A trash-can-wearing "alien" came in second with nearly 10,000 votes.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is returning to Parliament after an election win in the constituency centered on the English resort town of Clacton-on-Sea. Farage got 62.8% of the vote, comfortably defeating his main competitor, the satirical candidate Count Binface, who received a personal-best 26.7%. The governing Labo

British hard-right leader Nigel Farage won a snap UK election he triggered with 22,239 votes in Clacton on Friday, while his satirical opponent Count Binface exceeded expectations with 9,455 votes, according to results.

British hard-right leader Nigel Farage won a snap UK election he triggered with 22,239 votes in Clacton on Friday, while his satirical opponent Count Binface exceeded expectations with 9,455 votes, according to results.

Reform UK’s leader celebrating surpassing the 21,225 votes he received just over two years ago

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

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

NewsUK NewsPoliticsA winner has been declared in the by-election06:17, 14 Aug 2026Votes have been counted in the Clacton by-election with the winner declared in the early hours of Friday morning.The by-election, which was triggered at the start of July, took place on Thursday (August 13) with polling stations closing a

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

Reform UK leader fails to appear for result, despite beating nearest challenger, Count Binface, and 32 other candidates Clacton byelection – UK politics live Nigel Farage has seen off Count Binface to win the Clacton byelection in a contest boycotted by every other major political party. The Reform UK leader in July tr

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 ...

Farage declares victory as Reform leader waits to see if political gamble pays off against Count Binface  lbc.co.uk

Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election but did not go to the count because of what Reform UK said was a "credible threat" against him.

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

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

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.

NIGEL Farage has been spotted heading to the polls to cast his vote in the Clacton by-election. The Reform UK leader is one of a staggering 34 candidates standing in the constituency - a record number of wannabe MPs. Mr Farage quit as an MP to trigger the by-election in protest at media and parliamentary...

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. Our correspondent in London Benedicte Paviot tells us more.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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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