Nigel Farage is expected to retain his Clacton seat in a by-election he triggered, but a mainstream party boycott has left the Reform UK leader facing Count Binface and dozens of fringe candidates.

Hard-right UK politician Nigel Farage will be fighting for his parliamentary seat Thursday, going head-to-head with parody candidate Count Binface in snap polls.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is running in a special election where his main opponent is a man dressed like a dustbin.