Reform to ask for 6 August Clacton byelection after Farage resignation

Pro Europe protesters hold placards that targets Reform UK leader Nigel Farage following his resignation on Tuesday Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Shutterstock

Reform UK will request that the Clacton byelection be held on 6 August, the party has said, after Nigel Farage’s decision to resign from the seat.

The Reform UK leader, who has represented the Essex constituency since the 2024 general election, said on Tuesday he was standing down and would put himself forward again in what he has sought to portray as a “people versus the establishment” contest.