Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seat

The Reform UK leader received 22,239 votes in the Clacton by-election, compared with 9,455 for Binface.Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has regained his parliamentary seat, besting his main challenger Count Binface in a by-election he triggered by resigning his post last month.Farage received 22,239 votes in the Clacton by-election compared with 9,455 for serial joke candidate Binface, who wears a rubbish can on his head and calls himself an “intergalactic space warrior”. The United Kingdom’s main political parties boycotted the election, creating the embarrassing face-off for Farage who had sought to use the election to boost his standing after allegations of financial impropriety.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Nigel Farage vows to deport foreign criminals from UK prisonslist 2 of 3UK by-election sees record 34 candidates as Farage seeks returnlist 3 of 3‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK?end of listFarage did not attend the official vote count early Friday and cancelled a planned victory speech, the BBC reported.In earlier remarks as votes rolled in, Farage claimed a “convincing, overwhelming w...