Clacton by-election result in full: Nigel Farage wins, Count Binface sees record support and one candidate gets seven votes
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Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election for Reform UK with 63 per cent of the vote, returning to Parliament after triggering the contest. The result keeps attention on an ongoing parliamentary standards investigation into allegations concerning his financial affairs, while Farage did not attend the count after citing a threat that Essex Police said it had not confirmed.
Political satirist Count Binface finished second with just under 27 per cent, his best parliamentary result and sufficient to recover his £500 deposit. The 34-candidate ballot set a record for a single constituency contest; turnout was 35,111, around 10,000 below 2024 and the lowest since Clacton was created in 2010, while the other 32 candidates forfeited deposits worth £16,000 in total.
- Farage won Clacton with 63 per cent for Reform UK.
- Count Binface came second with nearly 27 per cent.
- Low turnout and a record ballot marked the contest.
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A by-election is a vote to fill a single seat in the House of Commons between general elections, usually after the previous MP resigns or dies. Clacton is a coastal constituency in Essex that has often attracted attention because of strong support for parties campaigning for tighter immigration controls and Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Nigel Farage is the leader of Reform UK, a right-wing political party that has grown from the Brexit movement. He has previously been an MP and a prominent campaigner for Brexit, while Count Binface is a comic character who stands in elections as a political satirist.
Candidates in UK parliamentary elections normally pay a £500 deposit, which they get back if they win at least 5 per cent of the vote. Parliamentary standards investigations examine whether MPs have followed rules on matters such as financial interests and conduct.
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