Count Binface holds overwhelming trader consensus for second place in the 13 August 2026 Clacton by-election because major parties including Labour, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and the Greens have declined to field candidates following Nigel Farage’s mid-term resignation and decision to stand again for Reform UK. This has left the satirical perennial candidate as the most prominent and visible challenger in a contest featuring dozens of fringe entrants, with local and national polling showing him as the clear runner-up behind Farage. Media coverage of tactical voting efforts and Binface’s campaign pledges has further concentrated attention on him rather than lesser-known independents or party figures such as Laurence Fox. A late surge by another listed candidate or unusually high turnout among protest voters could still alter the ordering, though no such shift has materialized in recent constituency surveys.