Getty Images Count Binface is standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has received nearly 10,000 votes in the Clacton by-election, his best performance yet. Farage has re-won his seat, receiving more than 22,000 votes in Clacton, on the Essex coast. Binface received 26.9% of the vote while Farage won 63.3%. Binface had his highest share yet with 9,455 votes, having lost to no fewer than three prime ministers, and one who later became 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? 2017: May the force be with you Getty Images 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.…