UK far-right leader Farage beats Count Binface to win by-election

Nigel Farage retains constituency in low-turnout by-election dominated by fringe rivals

British politician Nigel Farage retains his seat in parliament after resigning last month over an investigation into his finances that triggered a by-election.

Farage, leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party who some see as a possible next prime minister, abruptly quit his seat in July amid an investigation into whether he failed to report a 5 million pound ($6.7 million) gift from a crypto billionaire overseas.

When voters in the English seaside constituency of Clacton went to the polls on Thursday, they ostensibly had more choice than in any other election in British history.