00:00Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has regained his parliamentary seat.
00:05In a by-election, he triggered himself to strengthen his position amid allegations of financial impropriety.
00:12Farage won 22,239 votes, beating his main challenger,
00:18satirical character Count Binface, who secured 9,455 votes.
00:27Farage had already told supporters he had won a resounding victory,
00:31with the election featuring more than 30 candidates, including comedians and independents.
00:37The main political parties boycotted the contest,
00:40leaving Farage facing a satirical character dressed as a trash can as his most high-profile challenger.
00:46The election featured the longest ballot paper in British political history.
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