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Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election, returns to Parliament

8/14/2026

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Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election, returning to parliament as Reform UK leader.
Count Binface (Jonathan David Harvey) claimed he came first with 27 % of the vote.
Farage said Essex Police warned him of an organised campaign to disrupt the result.
The by-election cost Clacton residents about £250,000.
A 28-year-old South Yorkshire man was arrested and charged after the murder of Ann Widdecombe, former minister and Reform UK member.

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Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election, returning to parliament as Reform UK leader.
Count Binface (Jonathan David Harvey) claimed he came first with 27 % of the vote.
Farage said Essex Police warned him of an organised campaign to disrupt the result.
The by-election cost Clacton residents about £250,000.
A 28-year-old South Yorkshire man was arrested and charged after the murder of Ann Widdecombe, former minister and Reform UK member.