The result of the Clacton by-election has been announced.
The poll was triggered by Nigel Farage when he sensationally quit as an MP last month in protest at media and parliamentary scrutiny of donations from his backers.
The Reform UK leader was being investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner over a £5 million gift from cryptocurrency tycoon Christopher Harborne and was facing another probe over alleged undeclared donations linked to convicted fraudster George Cottrell.
Mr Farage wanted the by-election to be a “people versus the establishment” showdown - however, all the main political parties have boycotted the vote.
Mr Farage won the by-election with 22,239 votes (62.82%).
His closest rival was Count Binface, who won a staggering 9,455 votes (26.71%).
Turnout was 44.37%, just over 14% down from the 2024 general election.
Clacton by-election results in full
- Joseph 77 (Independent): 42
- Adham Alkhatip (The Forward Party): 49
- Count Binface (Count Binface Party): 9,455
- Nick The Incredible Flying Brick (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party): 28
- Tony Cane (Independent): 17
- Woke Trump Carrzee (Independent): 8
- William Stuart James Clouston (Social Democratic Party): 256
- Rees Cowne (Independent): 50
- Glenn Charles Cummings (Independent): 7
- Martin Davies (Freedom Alliance – Real People, Real Alternative!): 60
- Andy Erlam (Independent): 44
- Nigel Farage (Reform UK): 22,239
- Attieh Fard (Independent): 126
- Laurence Fox (The Reclaim Party): 347
- Tony Francis (Independent): 432
- Robin Green (Independent): 59
- Abi Hookway (Independent): 14
- Howling Laud Hope (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party): 18
- Stephen Richard Ingram (Independent): 159
- Amy Morris (Independent): 46
- Derrick Norbert Morris (Independent): 100
- Michael Noel O’Keeffe (Independent): 19
- Martyn O’Brien (Independent): 65
- Nick Pelas (Independent): 202
- Ketankumar Pipaliya (UK VOICE safer and stronger UK): 21
- Daniel Pocock (Independent): 16
- James Ransley (Consensus Party Candidate): 192
- Gerry Smith (Independent): 9
- Kai Stephens (British Democrats) 132
- John Stevens (Rejoin EU): 492
- Baron Von Thunderclap (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party): 15
- Pamela Walford (Independent): 371
- Marcus White (Everyone is God Party): 10
- Marc Wilkinson (Independent): 11
