Nigel Farage has declared an “overwhelming” victory in the Clacton by-election after resigning his seat and asking his constituents to renew his parliamentary mandate.
The Reform UK leader triggered the election last month amid a parliamentary investigation into a £5 million gift he received before becoming an MP.
Rather than allow Westminster to determine his political fate through a standards investigation, Farage put the question directly to the voters.
“I called this by-election because I wanted the people of Clacton, the voters of this constituency to be my judge, not the mainstream media in Britain,” Farage told supporters Thursday.
“The verdict has now come in,” he continued. “It is a convincing, overwhelming win.”
🚨 BREAKING: Nigel Farage says he has won “far more” votes in the Clacton by-election than he did in 2024
“In doing so, we have beaten the candidate for the uniparty: Count Binface” pic.twitter.com/5Vgqyl8rTA
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) August 14, 2026
Farage said he had secured more votes than he received during his historic 2024 victory, when 21,225 people backed him and finally sent the Brexit leader to Parliament after seven previous attempts.
Other political parties refused to field candidates.
Despite their boycott, turnout reached a respectable 44.37 percent, higher than several recent parliamentary by-elections.
The most visible candidate to run against him was a man who calls himself “Count Binface.”
🚨 WATCH: Count Binface responds to Nigel Farage calling him the “establishment candidate”
“That’s interesting, isn’t it? Because one of the candidates was a sitting MP, formerly an MEP and the architect of Brexit… if that’s not the establishment, I’d like to know what is” pic.twitter.com/jED2JLi4mi
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) August 14, 2026
Farage portrayed the result as a humiliation for the political establishment that had spent weeks attacking his decision to force the contest.
“The voters of Clacton have stuck two fingers up to the entire political establishment,” he declared.
Farage will not attend the formal declaration after Reform said Essex Police advised him to stay away because of a “credible threat” against him.
The Reform leader said he had also been warned about an “organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result.”
“I am damned if I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory… and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies,” he said.
🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage says he will not attend the Clacton by-election count after advice from the police
“There is an organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result that will take place in a few hours time” pic.twitter.com/aOG7RNISXm
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) August 14, 2026
The official declaration is expected early Friday morning.
Ad block users: Some site features may not work correctly while an ad blocker is enabled, because they break scripts and content this website depends on. If you can’t see comments below, for example, please disable your ad blocker.
