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Count Binface has taken on three PMs and lost - but could this be his best ever performance?
Count Binface is standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election
Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has again taken centre stage in UK politics, wearing a giant silver rubbish bin on his head.
The much-photographed election veteran is the main rival to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in an election race caused by Farage resigning, only to run again - which sparked a mass boycott by the other main UK parties.
With counting getting under way in Clacton, on the Essex coast, Binface is set to get his highest share of the vote yet, having lost to no fewer than three prime ministers, and one soon-to-be prime minister, in previous attempts.
But how many votes has he previously received? And where does he fit into the British tradition of spoofing politicians?
Theresa May (far left) keeps her distance from Lord Buckethead at her election count
The man inside the bin is the comedian Jon Harvey, an Oxford graduate who has specialised in satire, writing scripts for BBC comedy shows The Thick of It and Have I Got News For You.
He first donned a bin on his head to stand for election in 2017, when he challenged the then Prime Minister Theresa May in her Maidenhead constituency, although back then he was known as Lord Buckethead, a character inspired by a Star Wars parody film.
He won 249 votes and viral fame, leading to an appearance on John Oliver's HBO show Last Week Tonight - as well as a legal dispute with another Lord Buckethead he described at the time as "an unpleasant battle on the planet Copyright".
Binface gets in the picture as Boris Johnson is re-elected as MP for Uxbridge