Clacton by-election: 2nd placeCount Binface
ResolvedOutcome: Yes$581Kas of
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Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage was re-elected to his parliamentary seat Friday in a by-election shunned by the major parties -- handing his main rival, joke candidate Count Binface, a larger than expected share of the vote. •
Live: Nigel Farage has defeated Count Binface to win the Clacton byelection, in a contest boycotted by every other major political party. The Reform UK leader receive
Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election
Live: Count Binface receives 9,455 votes in byelection
Live: Clacton by-election result as Nigel Farage beats Count Binface but refuses to attend
Live: Count Binface is the best-performing novelty candidate ever
Clacton by election: full result by votes: • • 1) Nigel Farage - 22,239 • 2) Count Binface - 9,455 • 3) John Stevens - 492 • 4) Tony Francis - 432 • 5) Pamela Walford - 371 • 6) Laurence Fox - 347 • 7) William Clouston - 256 • 8) Nick Pelas - 202 • 9) James Ransley - 192 • 10) Stephen Ingram - 159 • 11) Kai Stephens - 132 • 12) Attieh Fard - 126 • 13) Derrick Morris - 100 • 14) Martyn Obrien - 65 • 15) Martin Davies - 60 • 16) Robin Green - 59 • 17) Rees Cowne - 50 • 18) Adham Alkhatip - 49 • 19) Amy Morris - 46 • 20) Andy Erlam - 44 • 21) Joseph 77 - 42 • 22) Nick The Incredible Flying Brick - 28 • 23) Ketankumar Pipaliya - 21 • 24) Michael O'Keeffe - 19 • 25) Howling Laud Hope - 18 • 26) Tony Cane - 17 • 27) Daniel Pocock - 16 • 28) Baron Von Thunderclap - 15 • 29) Abi Hookway - 14 • 30) Marc Wilkinson - 11 • 31) Marcus White - 10 • 32) Gerry Smith - 9 • 33) Woke Trump Carrzee - 8 • 34) Glenn Cummings - 7
BREAKING British hard-right leader Nigel Farage has won a snap UK election he triggered in Clacton, beating satirical opponent Count Binface, according to results. • • Farage, who did not attend the result announcement, received 22,239 votes, electoral officials said, while runner-up Count Binface exceeded expectations with 9,455 votes
NEW: Nigel Farage has won in Clacton - getting 22,239 votes, up from 21,225 in 2024 • • Count Binface in second with 9,455 votes • • Farage has not attended the count, citing warnings from Essex Police over an 'organised campaign to disrupt' it. He has also cancelled a speech today
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LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election
Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat, fights off Count Binface challenge
Live: Nigel Farage has received 22,293 votes, the officer says, while Count Binface got 9,455.
Breaking: • • Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election - although Count Binface secured nearly 10,000 votes • • Nigel Farage: 22,239 • • Count Binface: 9,455
Very respectable number of votes for Count Binface - 9,455
Fifth of voters plan to back Count Binface rather than Nigel Farage
Count Binface, the unlikely candidate challenging far-right UK leader • • British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage is facing the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with satirical candidate Count Binface in a by-election after he decided to quit parliament. Binface, the alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey, regularly runs in UK elections with a rubbish bin-shaped head and long cape
Count Binface is the public’s choice to defeat Farage
Live: Britons would rather see Count Binface win the Clacton byelection than Nigel Farage, according to a poll from Ipsos released today. Commenting on the findings,
Live: Voters more likely to support a Count Binface win over a Farage win
Live: Count Binface 'carrying hopes of nation' in Clacton byelection, Burnham jokes
Nigel Farage Made a Bet To Strengthen His Standing In British Politics. It Has Backfired. • Count Binface will be Nigel Farage's sole challenger in the special election the populist leader triggered by resigning this week.
Live: Count Binface has already raised more than £15,000 to help him fight Farage
British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the prospect of going head-to-head with joke candidate Count Binface in a snap by-election after he decided to quit parliament and other heavyweight parties confirmed they would not field candidates
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How did this market resolve?
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Clacton is expected to be held soon following the announced resignation of incumbent Nigel Farage.
This market will resolve according to the candidate who wins the second-most valid votes in the Clacton parliamentary by-election.
The named candidates will be primarily ranked by the number of valid votes received in the specified election. If two or more candidates are tied on valid votes, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the candidates' listed names. This market will resolve to the candidate that occupies the second-highest finishing position after applying this ranking.
If the election results are not known definitively by June 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".
The resolution source for this market will be a consensus of credible reporting. In case of ambiguity, this market will resolve solely based on official election results as published by Tendring District Council (https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/) and the UK Parliament (https://www.parliament.uk/).
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