Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

So, my postal vote arrived for the Clacton by-election...

195 replies

Username19893847477374 · 28/07/2026 12:21

It will take a moment to be visible I imagine, but there are over 30 candidates standing. Many not seriously, as we know. What a farce.

So, my postal vote arrived for the Clacton by-election...
OP posts:
Thread gallery
11
Holdinguphalfthesky · 28/07/2026 13:29

Binface seems to be taking it seriously now. He’s actually made a pledge to visit Clacton more than Washington DC, and to hold actual constituency surgeries. I’d back him in this contest, tbf.

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 28/07/2026 13:18

He'll get back in, I'm sure. The important thing is that he gets back in on a reduced majority. That's humiliating for him. If it's significantly reduced, the likes of Jenrick will start thinking Farage is becoming a liability and needs to go. Then we'll get the cats in a sack show as they all fight to take over and it implodes.

BauhausOfEliott · 28/07/2026 13:10

Larrythecatforpm · 28/07/2026 12:24

Long as you don’t vote Farage you cannot vote incorrectly. I would do count Binface personally.

Yeah, I think you're failing to see how the electoral system works. The only way to get Farage out is for all the non-Farage voters to vote for the SAME candidate. If the anti-Farage vote is split, then Farage will win even if he only gets a tiny proportion of the vote.

I'm guessing a good few of the non-serious candidates are Farage supporters who want to deliberately split the non-Farage vote. If it was just Farage and Binface, there'd be a real possibility that Binface would win, but that's not going to happen if people take the 'just vote for anyone who isn't Farage' route.

GingerBeverage · 28/07/2026 12:59

Sending strength to the ballot counters and electoral staff. Counting that monstrosity won’t be easy.

5128gap · 28/07/2026 12:52

EvagoraY · 28/07/2026 12:26

Keep Nigel. We need him as a counterpoint to Zach.

Wrong. If you fear Polanski you should be celebrating the downfall of Reform. The way the polls are looking Reform have zero chance of a majority. The best they could hope for is to reduce Labour's majority. And guess who Labour would work with in a progressive coalition should the need arise..? 🤔

Darker · 28/07/2026 12:50

I want Count Binface to win so much that it hurts.

SilenceInside · 28/07/2026 12:47

Handy for Count Binface that he is near the top of that ridiculously long list!

Darker · 28/07/2026 12:45

Count Binface currently 7/1 at William Hill (other bookies are available).

VickyEadie · 28/07/2026 12:44

EvagoraY · 28/07/2026 12:26

Keep Nigel. We need him as a counterpoint to Zach.

He's an absolute shyster and you're encouraging people to vote for him? In an election that was completely unnecessary, which he called purely to distract from the investigations into his dodgy finacial dealings?

TokyoSushi · 28/07/2026 12:42

Wow! I work as a presiding officer in a polling station, that will be an absolute nightmare to get people to fold and into the ballot box!

unistress · 28/07/2026 12:41

Username19893847477374 · 28/07/2026 12:38

Your response doesn't understand a first past the post voting system.

Show quote history

Yes, it's annoying that there are so many. I suppose many are doing it to try and save Farage from the humiliation he faces of his own making.

Darker · 28/07/2026 12:41

A lot of lost deposits….

Original poster
Username19893847477374 · 28/07/2026 12:38

Larrythecatforpm · 28/07/2026 12:24

Long as you don’t vote Farage you cannot vote incorrectly. I would do count Binface personally.

Your response doesn't understand a first past the post voting system.

OP posts:
FuzzyPuffling · 28/07/2026 12:36

I'd vote Count Binface any day.

Larrythecatforpm · 28/07/2026 12:35

EvagoraY · 28/07/2026 12:26

Keep Nigel. We need him as a counterpoint to Zach.

We really don’t.

Lunde · 28/07/2026 12:31

Is Count Binface eligible for the House of Commons? 😉

Does he need to renounce his title? 😂

EvagoraY · 28/07/2026 12:26

Keep Nigel. We need him as a counterpoint to Zach.

CountBinfaceForPM · 28/07/2026 12:25

Me too, Larry!

Larrythecatforpm · 28/07/2026 12:24

Long as you don’t vote Farage you cannot vote incorrectly. I would do count Binface personally.

HandPulledNoodles · 28/07/2026 12:23

Username19893847477374 · 28/07/2026 12:21

It will take a moment to be visible I imagine, but there are over 30 candidates standing. Many not seriously, as we know. What a farce.

The helpfully distracting sideshow that Farage has created.

Swipe left for the next trending thread