Red Front was a
socialist electoral coalition in the
United Kingdom which stood fourteen candidates in the
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
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
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
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Political parties established in 1987
Defunct socialist parties in the United Kingdom
Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 1978)
Defunct political party alliances in the United Kingdom
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