Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election
Farage won 22,239 votes as Reform UK regained the seat, while a parliamentary watchdog review over an alleged £5 million gift is expected to resume.
- On Friday, Nigel Farage, leader of Reform, regained his seat in Parliament by winning the Clacton by-election with 22,239 votes, defeating Count Binface, who finished second with nearly 9,500 votes.
- Farage triggered the special election by resigning in July amid an investigation into whether he failed to report a £5 million gift from an overseas crypto billionaire.
- Major parties boycotted the campaign, which Farage framed as a political stunt, leaving Binface as the default challenger among 34 candidates. The election saw 44% turnout on the hottest day of the year.
- An investigation by a parliamentary watchdog is now likely to resume following the victory. Farage declared victory early Friday morning but did not attend the official declaration alongside other candidates.
- While the victory demonstrates strong support in Clacton, it does not guarantee Farage will retain the seat long-term. Farage remains leader of Reform, which some view as a potential future government.
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Farage beats Bin, but Westminster Awaits: why Clacton is a trap, not a triumph
Nigel Farage has claimed victory in Clacton against a comedy recycling bin. But beneath the hubristic headlines lies a party mired in dodgy donor networks, an expanding ethics probe, and the very real prospect of a recall petition. On paper, Farage will point to the raw arithmetic of the ballot box. In a summer contest […] By Ranjan Balakumaran
In a partial legislature that he himself provoked, the leader of the far right party Reform UK won 22,239 votes, compared to 9,455 for his opponent, who scored more than expected. The election was boycotted by the other major parties.
(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing British Reform Party, was elected to the House of Commons by a large margin in a by-election.
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