But in a pantheon of colourful characters, Count Binface, a man wearing a rubbish bin over his head, is stealing the show. That has left the door open to Count Binface, and a host of other independent and parody candidates. During almost a decade as the joke candidate in UK politics, Binface has fully embraced the absurd. A copyright dispute later prompted a rebranding, leading to the birth of Count Binface in 2018. His policy platform often lampoons mainstream politics while drawing on genuine public anger and frustrations, and advocating in support of democracy.