Nigel Farage returns as MP, winning Clacton by-election that major parties boycotted

Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election (which major Westminster parties boycotted), returning as MP with 22,239 votes while satirical candidate Count Binface finished second.
The victory comes amid an ongoing probe into an undeclared £5m gift, so questions about his finances remain despite the win.
Farage did not attend the result declaration — his party said police advised against it (BBC disputes that) — and he had told supporters he refused to be “demeaned and humiliated” on stage.