Reform UK's leader was re-elected MP for Clacton with 22,239 votes, more than he won at the 2024 General Election but with a smaller than predicted share of ballots cast (63.3 per cent)

Reform UK leader is set to claim victory over the seaside town that adores him, but the party's popularity is in doubt.

Nigel Farage’s likely victory in the Clacton by-election will be a hollow one. The major parties boycotted the contest: of the Reform leader’s 33 opponents, the most prominent was…

Farage wins Clacton by-election with 46% of the vote. Vote share above 40% at 99.9% YES.