Clacton by-election - in pictures

  • Count Binface, a character created by comedian Jon Harvey, waits with other candidates for the declaration of the results of the Clacton by-election. Getty Images
    Count Binface, a character created by comedian Jon Harvey, waits with other candidates for the declaration of the results of the Clacton by-election. Getty Images
  • Count Binface speaks to reporters after winning more than a quarter of the votes. Getty Images
    Count Binface speaks to reporters after winning more than a quarter of the votes. Getty Images
  • Election candidates and supporters observe spoilt ballot papers being verified. The by-election was won by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Bloomberg
    Election candidates and supporters observe spoilt ballot papers being verified. The by-election was won by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Bloomberg
  • Counters sort the ballot papers, which were the longest in UK electoral history, with a record 34 candidates standing. AFP
    Counters sort the ballot papers, which were the longest in UK electoral history, with a record 34 candidates standing. AFP
  • Election workers review ballots after voting closed. The by-election was boycotted by the major political parties. Getty Images
    Election workers review ballots after voting closed. The by-election was boycotted by the major political parties. Getty Images
  • Nigel Farage leaves a polling station in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, after voting. He did not attend the results declaration. Reuters
    Nigel Farage leaves a polling station in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, after voting. He did not attend the results declaration. Reuters