英国改革党领袖奈杰尔·法拉格宣布辞去克拉肯（Clacton）选区的议员职务并重新参选，由此引发了该议席的补选 [1]。由于其他主要政党拒绝提名候选人，喜剧演员乔恩·哈维扮演的讽刺角色“Count Binface"成为了其唯一的挑战者 [1]。
这位竞选者以荒诞的政策和幽默的竞选风格参与角逐，旨在讽刺主流政治并捍卫民主 [1]。在形象上，他头戴形状像垃圾桶的头盔 [1]，自称是“星际太空战士”以及“回收人（Recyclons）"的首领 [1]。他的主要竞选口号为："I'm not Nigel Farage."[1]
此前，该角色曾在 2021 年伦敦市长选举中获得超过 24,000 票的支持 [1]。针对此次补选，英国财政大臣雷切尔·里夫斯（Rachel Reeves）评论称这是一场“闹剧和绝望的干扰”[1]。
Nigel Farage has announced his resignation from the seat of Clacton to stand again in a by-election [1]. With other major parties refusing to nominate candidates, comedian Jon Harvey's satirical persona "Count Binface" emerged as the sole challenger [1]. The character is portrayed with a helmet shaped like a trash can and identifies himself as an "intergalactic space warrior" and "leader of the Recyclons" [1]. Count Binface campaigns on absurd policies using humor to mock mainstream politics and defend democracy, adopting the slogan "I'm not Nigel Farage." [1] This marks Harvey's return after his previous run in the 2021 London mayoral election, where he secured over 24,000 votes [1]. Meanwhile, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has described this by-election as a "farce and a desperate distraction" [1].