Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?

Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?

BBC East's political correspondent Andrew Sinclair analyses Nigel Farage's victory.

Count Binface - whose real name is Jonathan David Harvey - received 9,455 votes for the Clacton by-election.

Farage won 22,239 votes, with Count Binface in second with 9,455 votes.

Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.

Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.

In X posts from 2019, Kirklees councillor Dave Rowan appeared to make threats about John Bercow.

The number of children living in temporary accommodation has hit its 18th quarterly high in a row.

The UK government says it is "disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels" in accordance with the law.

Labour's employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official analysis has found.

Hot weather and the men's football World Cup boosted the economy but the Iran war may weigh on growth

MPs say crews are under pressure due to wildfires, including the large one at a nature reserve.

Monica Lennon, Joe Fagan and Michael Marra are competing to fill the post vacated by Anas Sarwar.

The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.

Siobhan Harper-Nunes is accused of attacking five people including police officers, police say.

A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.

The government says former MoD sites are the best option despite protests from people living nearby.

The first minister is dismissing claims he is putting political point scoring before national security concerns.

The count with the longest ballot paper in British history is due to start at 22:00 BST on Thursday.