Clacton byelection: Farage beats Count Binface but skips result announcement – UK politics live

Reform UK leader says result ‘speaks for itself’, as Essex police deny that they warned him not to attend vote count

Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party

This election is a novelty with a record 34 candidates, including Howling Laud Hope of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party and Marcus White from the Everyone is God Party.

They have pounded the streets of Clacton over the past few weeks as they seek to win the support of about 80,000 voters.