英国东南部Clacton-on-Sea地区即将举行特别选举，喜剧演员Count Binface（真名Jon Harvey）以其标志性的垃圾桶装扮角色参加竞选，成为最吸引关注的候选人。[1]这次特别选举定于周四举行，选票上有近三十名候选人。[1]
Binface参选的背景源于改革英国党领导人Nigel Farage宣布辞职并寻求连任，以澄清因未申报礼物而面临的议会调查。[1]主要政党因此抵制选举，使Binface成为事实上对Farage的主要挑战者。[1]作为竞选的一部分，Binface承诺不接受来自加密货币亿万富翁的500万英镑（670万美元）礼物，间接批评Farage的筹款方式。[1]
Jon Harvey是已婚父亲，毕业于牛津大学，曾为政治喜剧《The Thick of It》撰写剧本。[1]他此前以Lord Buckethead身份参选过多次，后因版权纠纷更名为Binface，并曾挑战过首相Theresa May、Boris Johnson、Rishi Sunak以及伦敦市长Sadiq Khan。[1]尽管以幽默的政策承诺进行竞选，Binface已坦诚不期望在此次选举中获胜。[1]
Count Binface, the comedic character performed by Jon Harvey, is running for Parliament in a special election set to take place Thursday in Clacton-on-Sea in Britain's southeast [1]. The race has become one of the country's most unconventional political contests, with nearly thirty candidates on the ballot [1]. Harvey, an Oxford University graduate and married father who previously wrote scripts for the political comedy series "The Thick of It," adopted the Binface persona after earlier performing as Lord Buckethead—a name he changed due to a copyright dispute [1].
The election gained particular prominence after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced his resignation and then sought to reclaim his seat, moves that came as he faced parliamentary scrutiny over undeclared gifts [1]. Major political parties subsequently boycotted the contest, effectively positioning Binface as a de facto challenger to Farage's political standing [1]. Harvey has campaigned with characteristic humor, pledging to reject a five million pound donation—worth approximately six point seven million dollars—from a cryptocurrency billionaire, while his platform includes indirect criticism of Farage [1]. Despite the attention his candidacy has generated, Binface has acknowledged he does not expect to win [1]. The character has previously challenged sitting Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Rishi Sunak, as well as London Mayor Sadiq Khan [1].