Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election by overwhelming numbers, 22,293 votes, announced Ian Davidson, the acting returning officer. The satirical candidate, Count Binface, garnered 9,455, the second-highest number of votes in the election. It's not too shabby for a candidate who wears a bin mask and without the backing of an official party.
The Reform UK leader called the by-election result a 'convincing, overwhelming win.' He surpassed the votes he received in the 2024 general election (21,225). But Farage told reporters during the overnight Farage Fest that he will not be attending the traditional declaration of the results. He received reports that there is a plot to embarrass him at the declaration.
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