Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has regained his seat as MP for Clacton after winning a highly unusual by-election he forced by resigning last month. He secured 22,239 votes (63.34%) on a turnout of 44.37%, defeating a field of 33 mostly independent and novelty candidates. His nearest rival, the satirical candidate Count Binface, took second place with 9,455 votes (26.93%) — a record performance for the comedian, whose real name is Jonathan Harvey and who campaigns in a trash-c

Clacton Pier management has issued a strongly worded public statement condemning the actions of Kai Stephens, the British Democrats candidate in the upcoming Clacton parliamentary by-election, and members of his party after they entered the popular seaside attraction without permission. According to the pier’s official Facebook post, titled “Statement of Events,” the group arrived carrying pyrotechnics and a large banner that they attempted to hang from the structure. Clacton