Nigel Farage becomes MP as he wins Clacton seat
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has become an MP after winning the seat in Clacton - with the Conservatives in second place.
It is his eighth attempt to become an MP.
Mr Farage won the seat with 21,225 votes, a majority of 8,405.
He is the second Reform UK candidate to win tonight after Lee Anderson took Ashfield earlier.
Related topics
- General election 2024Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.