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(tiny sample size but tbh this probably underrates the boomer nonsense over there if anything)

The 1% candidate for what it’s worth is Gerry Smith (female), who is campaigning for better support for people who have left the care system. She’s given an address in Glasgow; quite a few of the candidates are not of the parish.

Please let today be forever known as Bin Day.

REF 22,239

BIN 9,455

Farage did not attend the count, first citing a desire to avoid being 'humiliated by nobodies', but later claiming Essex Police had told him there was a threat and advised him not to attend, something the Police have stepped in to expressly deny.

pathetic to the last

Only winning 63-26 is still embarassing (and I imagine that's the highest Binface has or will ever get in one of these), given there was literally no other alternative competition. I think Farage's hopes of PM are over, I've noticed most of the tabloids are turning back to the Tories now (not the least as the investigation will resume again now which if he is found guilty...he'll have to step down anyway, so God knows what the hell the point of all this was x)

Do you think he found the loophole he needed for this investigation during this stalking tactic?

He got significantly lower than any of the pre-vote polls were suggesting.

In fact getting 63% as basically the only 'serious' candidate is pretty poor - especially for an area like Clacton.

Apparently the last by-election winner not to turn up to the declaration was Bobby Sands, although in fairness he did have a good excuse.

It feels like it'll be a result which can be spin to suit whichever narrative you want. More people voted for Farage than did in 2024 when the incentive to vote was much lower given the only other candidates were essentially a joke. It's not exactly unsuccessful for him.

Don't think it's news but it's at least confirmation that many right wing voters don't care about right wing corruption. I mean it took a LOT of sleaze and chaos (+ cost of living pressures/actual governmental mismanagement) to finally bring Boris Johnson down.

6 hours ago, Harve said:

Don't think it's news but it's at least confirmation that many right wing voters don't care about right wing corruption. I mean it took a LOT of sleaze and chaos (+ cost of living pressures/actual governmental mismanagement) to finally bring Boris Johnson down.

Stand by for next week’s scandal when it emerges that someone once bought Andy Burnham a Mars bar.