# Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election to return as MP

https://mins.news/en/video/21860

- BBC News, 2026-08-14 05:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQuHDG6qyCM

> Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election, which was boycotted by other major Westminster parties. He received 22,239 votes, while Count Binface came second with 9,455. The contest followed Farage’s resignation as an MP last month so he could stand again.

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