UK far-right leader Farage beats Count Binface to win by-election

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.

Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election

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.

The Reform UK leader said he would not be present at vote count in byelection he tried to frame as the ‘people versus the establishment’ Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton This election is a novelty with a record 34 candidates, including Howling Laud Hope of The Official Monster Ravin

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

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 managed not to lose to a bin after his Clacton by-election 'stunt' turned into a humilating debacle but refused to attend the declaration - saying there was a plan to 'disrupt and degrade' the proceedings

Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election  apnews.com

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 ...

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.

Reform UK's Nigel Farage to avoid election count against Count Binface  Reuters

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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