Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to stay as Clacton-on-Sea’s member of Parliament

Published August 14, 2026 7:15am ET | Updated August 14, 2026 8:04am ET



Reform UK leader Nigel Farage won his election to stay on as the member of Parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, walking away with victory from a race where his only competition was a trashcan-wearing space alien.

Farage handily won the coastal town’s election with 63% of the vote compared to just 27% for Binface. Neither the Labour Party nor the Conservatives opted to run a candidate in the race, making Reform’s victory unsurprising.

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