The interplanetary traveller turned political heavyweight, who previously ran against Rishi Sunak in the 2024 general election, is now challenging Andy Burnham
Count Binface has announced he will run against Andy Burnham in next month’s crunch by-election – and has vowed to clean up.
The interplanetary traveller turned political heavyweight, who previously ran against Rishi Sunak in the 2024 general election, will stand in the Makerfield seat, which Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham is hoping to win in order to secure the keys to No10.
The intergalactic space warrior hopes to “Makerfield Great Again” by fending off “rubbish candidates” to rise victorious.
Announcing his candidacy, Binface said: “So the most important by-election in British history is happening, and it will decide the next Prime Minister of the UK? COUNT ME IN!”
Count Binface is no stranger to standing in high-profile seats.
He fought against former PM Rishi Sunak in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency in 2024 and stood in the London mayoral elections the same year.
In a more recent ambition, the Count has challenged TV bosses to choose him to represent the UK at next year’s Eurovision song contest.
Count Binface promised to “give a whole new meaning to the phrase Eurotrash!” if chosen.
Others standing in the Makerfield by-election include Reform’s Robert Kenyon, Restore Britain’s Rebecca Shepherd, the Greens’ Sarah Wakefield and the Conservatives’ Michael Winstanley.
Count Binface urged Makerfield residents to “make your vote count” and to “stay tuned for my 2026 Makerfield manifesto”.
Binface previously offered his thoughts on the Makerfield by-election, and said: “Can we just take a moment to think about how insane this is? Only two years ago, this Burnham bloke pledged to serve a full term as Mayor of Manchester, and his message over the last decade has been that Westminster is broken and he’s doing things differently.
“But oh look! Suddenly Andy has spotted a chance to be Prime Minister, so he’s junking the mayoralty and nicking another MP’s seat. His pitch to be elected is this: “Vote Labour, their leader’s s**t.”
“As rubbish as Keir is, the so-called King of the North isn’t going to have it easy if he wants to replace him. Wes Streeting has got his own designs on the top job, despite the fact Labour members would rather elect the Ebola virus as their leader than a friend of Peter Mandelson.”