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Pictures Show Scale of 'Farage Fest' as Reform Leader Wins Back Clacton Seat
Reform UK’s celebration featured a ferris wheel, live music and marquees as Farage won with 22,239 votes and a 12,784 majority.
- Today, Reform leader Nigel Farage secured re-election in Clacton with 22,239 votes, declared shortly after 6am. His majority of 12,784 defeated competitors including Count Binface and Laurence Fox.
- Reform organized an all-night 'Farage Fest' in Great Oakley featuring a Ferris wheel and marquees. Party supporters and politicians including Lee Anderson and Danny Kruger attended, with Farage calling it 'about fun.'
- Turnout reached 44.37 per cent, down by just over 14 per cent from previous levels. Farage's majority of 12,784 rose from his 8,405 vote majority in 2024, with 32 of 34 record candidates losing their deposit.
- Before the result, Farage told supporters he would not attend the count, stating, 'I'm not scared of these people, far from it.' He claimed the victory was a 'ringing endorsement' rejecting the political establishment.
- Critics called the event 'tragic,' questioning spending amid pressure over a £5m donation from a crypto billionaire. One observer remarked, 'This is possibly the saddest thing I've ever seen, and all because he potentially beat a man in a bin.
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