Nigel Farage and Count Binface: a visual guide to their electoral careers
Farage (right) resigned and triggered a byelection, with Binface his main rival after the major parties pulled out. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFarage (right) resigned and triggered a byelection, with Binface his main rival after the major parties pulled out. He was elected five times to the European parliament before achieving his goal of abolishing his seat.Finally, after 30 years of trying, he was elected to the Commons as member for Clacton in 2024.
- ▪Farage (right) resigned and triggered a byelection, with Binface his main rival after the major parties pulled out.
- ▪Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFarage (right) resigned and triggered a byelection, with Binface his main rival after the major parties pulled out.
- ▪He was elected five times to the European parliament before achieving his goal of abolishing his seat.Finally, after 30 years of trying, he was elected to the Commons as member for Clacton in 2024.
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Farage (right) resigned and triggered a byelection, with Binface his main rival after the major parties pulled out. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFarage (right) resigned and triggered a byelection, with Binface his main rival after the major parties pulled out. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesClacton byelection August 2026Nigel Farage and Count Binface: a visual guide to their electoral careersFarage was elected to EU parliament five times before becoming Clacton MP, while Binface has been less successful – so farSeán ClarkeWed 12 Aug 2026 03.26 EDTLast modified on Wed 12 Aug 2026 03.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNigel Farage has been standing in British elections since 1994, when he narrowly beat Screaming Lord Sutch of the…
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