Polls opened Thursday in the eastern England constituency of Clacton in a by-election triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation as MP. Farage, leader of the hard-right Reform UK party and often touted as a potential future British prime minister, is facing perennial joke candidate Count Binface. Farage spent more than £10,000 in the campaign, according to The Guardian. The vote was shunned by the country's main political parties, leaving the contest largely between Farage and Binface. Political commentators say a strong showing by Binface would be embarrassing for Farage. The by-election was called after Farage resigned his seat at the start of July.