Nigel Farage has won

He got 63% of the vote.

He said Count Binface is part of the establishment. He did not bother to turn up for the results of the vote. He seems to think a thousand odd votes versus a dustbin is hugely significant.
Hmm.....

Mamie

He said Count Binface is part of the establishment. He did not bother to turn up for the results of the vote. He seems to think a thousand odd votes versus a dustbin is hugely significant.
Hmm.....

They are discussing his non show at the count in TV at the moment.

Well I m ashamed of the people in Clacton

Now does he have to face his £5 million gift

Apparently he didn’t turn up because of security concerns. Interesting isn’t it that both he and Trump play the security card allbeit in different ways. Well the Parliamentary investigation will resume now

Complete failure by the Tories and Labour over the last 15/16 years (or more) that the people of Clacton have voted for Farage. I wonder, do the voters actually know what they are voting for, what Reform’s policies are, makes no sense if they do, Reform are not going to help them. Depressing.

Farage has apparently cancelled a press conference he had planned for this morning. Journalists are suggesting this is because he doesn’t want to face questions about why he claimed he was told by Essex Police not to attend the declaration due to safety concerns. Essex Police have contradicted this.

Returning Officer Ian Davidson told the BBC that there was a gold command officer at the count with a team of plain-clothed officers and the declaration was deemed safe for everyone.

Lee Anderson talking to Charlie Stayt on BBC Breakfast saying Essex Police are liars and that Count Binface was working for the BBC.

Reform is not a serious political party but a circus.

All this election has proved is the old saying that you can fool some of the people all of the time.

Well done to Count Binface. 9,455 votes versus Farage’s 22,239, only 1,014 more than 2014 when no serious party was standing.

If Farage is recalled and Giles Watling stands again, as he has said he is willing to do, I reckon the Tories could retake the seat.

Up to Daniel Greenberg now, the Standards Committee and the House of Commons.

Well he’s lied again. He said the police had advised him not to turn up, the police have flatly denied this. Colour me amazed

X posts but worth repeating his lies anyway

The Essex police haven’t denied that.
They just haven’t confirmed it.

NF secured a thousand more votes in Clacton’s by election than he did at the GE. And that’s with a much lower turnout.

I’m pleased for him.

Now let’s await the findings of the investigation concerning the £5million donation given to him personally by a benefactor. I think this was given to him before he became an MP? I’ll have to check that.

Another thread on same, full details in the O/P
www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/a1360840-Clacton-results?msgid=31744876#31744876
either or both...

Oh FGT to continue resolutely defending the indefensible you do need to read up more about the £5m.

This from Count Binface:
""In Makerfield eight weeks ago I got 95 votes," he continues. So against Nigel Farage compared to Andy Burnham, I am 1,000 times more popular."
"Does that have anything to do with why he isn't here tonight?" he asks."

He did a lot better than Burnham did in Makersfield.

Well he let the people of Clacton decide his fate and they have, with more votes than before.

Exactly FGT.
It is obviously who the people of Clacton want, whatever anyone else thinks, you can't argue with that.
People obviously want change, unless you think the people of Clacton are not of sound mind.

Farage won the battle, not the war. I think he will actually be disappointed that Binface polled so well. It seems a huge waste of money to spend £350,00 of our money on an election to prove what, that he isn’t quite as popular as he hoped, even in the most ‘Reform’ constituency in the UK?

I have a feeling that he will now claim that he is the moral victor, and will stand down rather than face the inquiries into his and Reform’s finances.

I think he will be pleased with the result.
Because I am watching less news and politics lately, I have forgotten why he resigned and then went for re-election.
Or was that never properly established?

Casdon

Farage won the battle, not the war. I think he will actually be disappointed that Binface polled so well. It seems a huge waste of money to spend £350,00 of our money on an election to prove what, that he isn’t quite as popular as he hoped, even in the most ‘Reform’ constituency in the UK?

I have a feeling that he will now claim that he is the moral victor, and will stand down rather than face the inquiries into his and Reform’s finances.

NF got 1,000 more votes this time than in 2024, despite there being a lower turn out…

He was always going to win the seat, all that it’s accomplished is to kick the financial inquiries down the road a bit.
A gigantic waste of time and money.

Yet only 25% turned out to vote for mayor of Manchester so maybe Burnham should forget his devolution plans and number 10 north and get down to some serious business.

Yes, but that was with no other parties standing, and the full weight of Reform canvassers from all over the country thrown into one constituency. The pundits were saying he would be disappointed if he got anything less than 80% of the vote.