Express Politics13 Aug 2026
What about the exit poll for the Clacton by-election?
The Clacton by-election took place on Thursday with Nigel Farage looking to retain his seat against 33 other candidates in an unusual contest.
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'Welcome to one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history'
Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.
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BBC Politics13 Aug 2026
Watch: Counting under way in Clacton by-election
Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.
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The Guardian Politics13 Aug 2026
Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton
Leader of Reform UK on course to defeat Count Binface and an assortment of fringe candidates as polls close in Essex Voting has closed in one of the UK’s more unusual and least tense byelections, with Nigel Farage set for a decisive if arguably empty victory against dozens of independent, fringe, extreme or otherwise oddball opponents. The Reform UK leader sought re-election to his Clacton seat in early July in an attempt to regain the political initiative following weeks of scrutiny over gifts
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The Guardian Politics13 Aug 2026
Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the Clacton byelection – cartoon
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The Guardian Politics13 Aug 2026
Polls open in Clacton, as research shows Farage has spent more than £10,000 in byelection – UK politics live
The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelection Good morning. In the media, August is known as the “silly season”. With parliament not sitting and many people on holiday, there is less proper news than normal, which means the nonsense stories get (even) more attention than usual. We are almost slap bang in the middle of the month, and today we’ve got a silly season classic in Clacton, where Nigel Farage, the Reform UK candidate, is fighting a byel
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BBC Politics13 Aug 2026
Polls open in Clacton by-election
Voters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election.
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Clacton polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates
Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface. The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelection in an attempt to address complaints over a deepening scandal about gifts he received. Continue readin
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