Red Front (UK)


Red Front was a socialist electoral coalition in the United Kingdom which stood fourteen candidates in the 1987 [United Kingdom general election|1987 general election].
Its main component was the Revolutionary Communist Party of Frank Furedi, while it also attracted the support of the tiny Revolutionary Democratic Group, Red Action and a few independents. The RCP was hugely optimistic about its potential and spoke of it in time replacing the Labour Party as the main left wing force in British politics. However, Red Front candidates shared only 3,177 votes in total and as a result it was abandoned shortly after the election.

Election results

General election 11 June 1987
ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Position
Birmingham SparkbrookPervaiz Khan2290.75
Bristol SouthCarol Margaret Meghji1490.35
Glasgow CentralDerek Owen1260.47
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonYasmini Train Anwar2280.65
HammersmithP. John Francis Fitzpatrick1250.45
Holborn and St. PancrasMichael James Gavan3000.74
Knowsley NorthDavid Hallsworth5381.44
Manchester GortonMiss Pam Lawrence2530.64
Manchester WythenshaweMiss Susan Connelly2160.54
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralKirk Williams1110.25
Nottingham EastKenan Malik2120.54
Pontefract and CastlefordDaniel McFarlane Lees2950.64
Sheffield CentralCeri Teresa Dingle2780.74
VauxhallKunle Oluremi1170.36