Reform to ask for Clacton byelection to be held on 6 August after Farage resignation
Summary
Reform UK plans to hold a byelection in Clacton on 6 August after Nigel Farage resigned as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area. Farage, who won the seat in the 2024 general election, is stepping down but will run again in the byelection, which some rival candidates are boycotting.Key Facts
- Nigel Farage resigned as MP for Clacton after representing the area since the 2024 general election.
- Farage plans to run again in the upcoming byelection.
- Reform UK wants the byelection to happen on 6 August.
- Rivals are boycotting the election, with only one minor candidate, Count Binface, standing against Farage.
- The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, approved Farage’s formal resignation through an old procedure involving appointment as steward of the Manor of Northstead.
- Farage’s resignation and re-run attempt is seen as a contest between “people versus the establishment.”
- Reform UK will officially request the election writ to start the byelection process.
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