France, Aug. 13 -- Farage, who triggered the vote by resigning the parliamentary seat he had held since 2024 over an investigation into his finances, swept 63 percent of the ballots in the English constituency of Clacton.

While votes were still being counted, Farage had declared victory.

"The verdict is in and it is a convincing and overwhelming win," he said as supporters chanted his name at an event in Essex that was broadcast on X.

His main rival, Count Binface, however, exceeded expectations by earning 9,455 votes, 27 percent of the total.

Analysts had anticipated a win for Farage but underestimated the appeal of the self-styled "intergalactic space warrior", who campaigns wearing a rubbish bin on his head, forecasting a large sha...