Farage Wins Back Clacton Seat He Resigned to Re-Contest

Nigel Farage won Clacton's by-election on 14 August 2026. A by-election is a special vote to fill a vacant parliamentary seat. Farage created this vacancy himself by resigning the seat he'd held since July 2024 and immediately running to reclaim it — a rare move in British politics. He claimed "overwhelming" victory while skipping the final count.