Reform Leader Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election, which was boycotted by major Westminster parties. Despite that, this election was fought over candidates rather than issues. Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration party Reform UK, had hoped this election would help quell awkward questions about his finances. But with major parties refusing to field candidates in the election, voters chose between a man with eyes on the prime minister’s office and a random assortment of candidates, led by a man wearing a trash can on his head.