Clacton

Clacton is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Nigel Farage (Reform UK) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.

Summary

RUK
Reform UK Gain
Majority
8,405
Electorate
78,245
Turnout
58.7%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Nigel Farage
Reform UK
21,225 46.2% 46.2%
Giles Watling
Conservative
12,820 27.9% -44.0%
Jovan Owusu-Nepaul
Labour
7,448 16.2% 0.6%
Matthew Bensilum
Liberal Democrat
2,016 4.4% -1.8%
Natasha Osben
Green Party
1,935 4.2% 1.3%
Tony Mack
Independent
317 0.7% 0.7%
Andrew Pemberton
UK Independence Party
116 0.3% 0.3%
Craig Jamieson
Climate Party
48 0.1% 0.1%
Tasos Papanastasiou
Heritage Party
33 0.1% 0.1%