Clacton

Clacton is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat is currently vacant, and was last held by Nigel Farage (Reform UK) between 4 July 2024 to 8 July 2026.

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%