Nigel Farage is set to face an unprecedented 33 rival candidates in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, a contest he initiated in protest against media and parliamentary scrutiny of his financial affairs and backers, reports BritPanorama.
The main Westminster parties have opted to boycott the by-election, dismissing it as a mere “stunt” by the Reform UK leader. Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Restore Britain will not be fielding candidates.
This leaves a diverse field of opponents, including satirical candidate Count Binface and actor-turned-politician Laurence Fox, who are among the most prominent challengers to Farage.
Farage had envisioned the contest as a “people versus the establishment” showdown, but finds himself up against a varied group that includes three candidates from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party and numerous independents.
Tendring District Council has confirmed a total of 34 candidates will stand in the 13 August by-election, marking a record for any parliamentary contest. The previous record was 26 candidates, set during the Haltemprice and Howden by-election in July 2008.
Ballots will be allocated to 51 polling stations across the constituency, where almost 80,000 electors will be eligible to vote.
Full list of candidates for the Clacton constituency
– Joseph 77 (Independent)
– Adham Alkhatip (The Forward Party)
– Count Binface (Count Binface Party)
– Nick The Incredible Flying Brick (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
– Tony Cane (Independent)
– Woke Trump Carrzee (Independent)
– William Stuart James Clouston (Social Democratic Party)
– Rees Cowne (Independent)
– Glenn Charles Cummings (Independent)
– Martin Davies (Freedom Alliance – Real People, Real Alternative!)
– Andy Erlam (Independent)
– Nigel Farage (Reform UK)
– Attieh Fard (Independent)
– Laurence Fox (The Reclaim Party)
– Tony Francis (Independent)
– Robin Green (Independent)
– Abi Hookway (Independent)
– Howling Laud Hope (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
– Stephen Richard Ingram (Independent)
– Amy Morris (Independent)
– Derrick Norbert Morris (Independent)
– Michael Noel O’Keeffe (Independent)
– Martyn OBrien (Independent)
– Nick Pelas (Independent)
– Ketankumar Pipaliya (UK VOICE safer and stronger UK)
– Daniel Pocock (Independent)
– James Ransley (Consensus Party Candidate)
– Gerry Smith (Independent)
– Kai Stephens (British Democrats)
– John Stevens (Rejoin EU)
– Baron Von Thunderclap (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
– Pamela Walford (Independent)
– Marcus White (Everyone is God Party)
– Marc Wilkinson (Independent)
