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Clacton Record.

This is a national money story, but the vote is local. Here is what actually changed for Clacton, sourced and dated — not a national headline dressed up as constituency news.

VerifiedFile fact-resignation-by-election

Resignation and Clacton by-election

Farage announced resignation as Clacton MP on 7 July 2026, vacated via Manor of Northstead on 8 July, and Tendring District Council set polling day for 13 August 2026.

★ Proves
The official vacancy and by-election timetable.
✕ Does not prove
The outcome of standards inquiries or any criminal finding.
Response — Nigel Farage

““I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all… The people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions.””

Last verified 2026-07-11 · Tendring District Council

Officially reportedFile fact-major-parties-decline

Labour and Conservatives decline to stand

Labour and the Conservatives said they would not field candidates in the Clacton by-election; the Green Party separately said it had no intention of contesting.

★ Proves
Stated non-participation by those parties as reported.
✕ Does not prove
Liberal Democrat participation (not established by attached sources) or the final candidate list before nominations close.

Last verified 2026-07-11 · PoliticsHome

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No verified file yet exists on local attendance, constituency surgeries, or promise-versus-outcome tracking specific to Clacton — the ledger does not invent figures to fill that gap. When a sourced record lands, it appears here with a date and a link, the same as everything else on this site.

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