Count Binface claimed victory in the Clacton by-election after securing his best ever result.
The self-styled intergalactic warrior received the most votes of any candidate who turned up for the result announcement, after Nigel Farage snubbed the declaration.
The Reform UK leader was comfortably re-elected as the constituency’s MP, with a majority of 12,784 over second place Binface, who received 9,455 votes – 27% of the overall total.
But that was far more than his previous best result, when he was backed by 308 voters in Rishi Sunak’s Richmond constituency at the 2024 general election.
In a video posted on X after the Clacton result was announced, Count Binface said: “I can officially say that I am the winning candidate, of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the result.
“That’s right, 9,455 actual votes. Just eight weeks ago in Makerfield I got 95.
“That means I’ve got, against Nigel Farage, 10,000% more votes than I got against Andy Burnham.
“What does that tell you? Well it tells you that Nigel, who said he didn’t want to be humiliated, maybe has been.
“As for me, I’m over the moon – I’m over your moon, I’m over my moons, and what comes next? We shall see.
“But we know this for a fact. Over one in four people in this constituency would rather have Count Binface as their MP than the leader of Reform UK.”
I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech! pic.twitter.com/PBaLO10P2j
— Count Binface (@CountBinface) August 14, 2026
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