politics
Clacton byelection: Farage beats Count Binface but skips result announcement
Nigel Farage has been declared winner of the byelection.
TL;DR
- Nigel Farage declared winner of the Clacton byelection with 22,239 votes (63.34%).
- Farage did not attend the vote count, stating he was advised of a plot to embarrass him.
- Parody candidate Count Binface secured 9,455 votes (26.93%), becoming the nearest competitor.
- Labour and Liberal Democrats criticized Farage, focusing on alleged scandals and a £5m gift.
- Voter turnout was 44.37%.
- Count Binface (Jon Harvey) expressed satisfaction with his performance, stating over one in four constituents preferred him to Farage.
- The announcement of results was met with subdued reactions in the counting hall.