Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election, but refused to attend the official declaration of the result amid disputed claims he was acting on police advice.
The Reform UK leader was re-elected as MP with 22,239 votes, securing a 12,784 majority in the by-election he called, with all the other main parties boycotting the vote.
His nearest challenger, Count Binface, who was among a record 34 candidates standing, polled his best ever result, securing 9,455 votes.
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But Farage and Reform claimed that Essex Police advised him to stay away from the count. Here is what we know so far:
