Clacton
Represented in Parliament by Nigel Farage (Reform UK). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.
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Your MP at a glance
Nigel Farage, Reform UK. Open their full page →
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How Clacton compares
Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.
This area is 529 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.
Higher than 502 areas and lower than 146.
Areas like this one
The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.
| Area | Weekly pay | Claimants |
|---|---|---|
| Clacton | £684 | 4.6% |
| Cardiff East | £681 | 4.6% |
| Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | £683 | 4.7% |
| Ipswich | £685 | 4.7% |
| United Kingdom | £767 | 3.9% |
Who lives in Clacton
From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.
| About the area | This area | England and Wales | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | 98,195 | 59,597,740 in total | |
| Aged under 16 | 15% | 18% | 4 points lower |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 19% | 13 points higher |
| Adults with a degree or higher | 18% | 34% | 16 points lower |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 62% | 10 points higher |
| Households renting from a council or housing association | 8% | 17% | 10 points lower |
| Households renting privately | 20% | 20% | about the same |
Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.
Reform UK
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Nigel Farage won with 63% of the votes, and Count Binface (Count Binface Party) came second with 27%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Reform UK | 22,239 | 63.3% |
| Count Binface | Count Binface Party | 9,455 | 26.9% |
| John Stevens | Rejoin EU | 492 | 1.4% |
| Tony Francis | Independent | 432 | 1.2% |
| Pamela Walford | Independent | 371 | 1.1% |
| Laurence Fox | The Reclaim Party | 347 | 1.0% |
| William Stuart James Clouston | Social Democratic Party | 256 | 0.7% |
| Nick Pelas | Independent | 202 | 0.6% |
| James Ransley | Consensus | 192 | 0.5% |
| Stephen Richard Ingram | Independent | 159 | 0.5% |
| Kai Stephens | British Democratic Party | 132 | 0.4% |
| Attieh Fard | Independent | 126 | 0.4% |
| Derrick Norbert Morris | Independent | 100 | 0.3% |
| Martyn Obrien | Independent | 65 | 0.2% |
| Martin Davies | Freedom Alliance | 60 | 0.2% |
| Robin Green | Independent | 59 | 0.2% |
| Rees Cowne | Independent | 50 | 0.1% |
| Adam Alkhatip | Forward Party | 49 | 0.1% |
| Amy Morris | Independent | 46 | 0.1% |
| Andy Erlam | Independent | 44 | 0.1% |
| Joseph 77 | Independent | 42 | 0.1% |
| Nick The Incredible Flying Brick | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 28 | 0.1% |
| Ketankumar Pipaliya | UK Voice | 21 | 0.1% |
| Michael Noel O'Keeffe | Independent | 19 | 0.1% |
| Howling Laud Hope | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 18 | 0.1% |
| Tony Cane | Independent | 17 | 0.0% |
| Daniel Pocock | Independent | 16 | 0.0% |
| Baron Von Thunderclap | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 15 | 0.0% |
| Abi Hookway | Independent | 14 | 0.0% |
| Marc Wilkinson | Independent | 11 | 0.0% |
| Marcus White | Everyone is God Party | 10 | 0.0% |
| Gerry Smith | Independent | 9 | 0.0% |
| Woke Trump Carzee | Independent | 8 | 0.0% |
| Glenn Charles Cummings | Independent | 7 | 0.0% |
2026-08-13 Clacton By-election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Updated 4 Oct 2026