Voters head to the polls in Clacton by-election triggered by Nigel Farage

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage at the the Plough pub in Great Bentley, Essex (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

POLLS have opened in the Clacton by-election after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage quit to trigger the contest in his own constituency.

The Reform UK leader resigned as an MP to force a by-election in protest at media and parliamentary scrutiny of donations from his backers.