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Clacton by-election

Clacton by-election

Voting under way in Clacton by-election

Voters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election.

Two years after the 2024 general election, Nigel Farage resigns and a by-election takes place on Thursday, 13 August

How the Clacton by-election count will take place
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What do Clacton voters want from their next MP?
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The serial candidates standing against Farage in the Clacton by-election
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Badenoch pens letter to Clacton ahead of by-election
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Is Farage's resignation honourable or a psychological game?
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