Clacton has broken the record for the longest-ever ballot paper in the UK following the resignation of Nigel Farage after he reportedly failed to declare financial aid he received before becoming an MP. Regulations state that newly elected MPs must declare gifts or benefits received in the 12 months before their election that relate to their "parliamentary or political activities". Gifts and benefits that are "purely personal" are exempt.

Now, a month after the Reform Leader quit his role as Clacton's MP, the Essex seaside town has 34 candidates hoping to take on the role, and preparations have been "manic," according to Tendring District Council chief executive Ian Davidson, who is the acting returning officer for the by-election.

According to BBC News, locals have already started returning postal votes to the town hall, while most registered voters will be making their way to the polling stations on August 13.

Mr Davidson said: "We've logistically been looking at the size of the ballot paper, how we fold it to get it into the envelope so we can send it out to our postal voters [and] how we manage the polling stations."

The 90cm-long ballot papers have completely changed how elections are usually conducted in the Essex constituency. Mr Davidson explained that tables have to be doubled up due to the length of the ballots, and the teams will "have to sort them in batches before [they] can verify or even count them".

Paul Whiteley, professor of Government at the University of Essex, revealed that the previous record for the number of candidates standing for the seat was set in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election in East Yorkshire in July 2008, with 26 candidates.

You can find the full list of candidates for Clacton below: