Red Front was a socialist electoral coalition in the United Kingdom which stood fourteen candidates in the 1987 general election.[1]
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
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Sparkbrook | Pervaiz Khan | 229 | 0.7 | 5 |
| Bristol South | Carol Margaret Meghji | 149 | 0.3 | 5 |
| Glasgow Central | Derek Owen | 126 | 0.4 | 7 |
| Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Yasmini Train Anwar | 228 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Hammersmith | P. John Francis Fitzpatrick | 125 | 0.4 | 5 |
| Holborn and St. Pancras | Michael James Gavan | 300 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Knowsley North | David Hallsworth | 538 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Manchester Gorton | Miss Pam Lawrence | 253 | 0.6 | 4 |
| Manchester Wythenshawe | Miss Susan Connelly | 216 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Kirk Williams | 111 | 0.2 | 5 |
| Nottingham East | Kenan Malik | 212 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Pontefract and Castleford | Daniel McFarlane Lees | 295 | 0.6 | 4 |
| Sheffield Central | Ceri Teresa Dingle | 278 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Vauxhall | Kunle Oluremi | 117 | 0.3 | 6 |
Bibliography
- Revolutionary Communist Party (1 February 1987). The Red Front: A Platform for Working Class Unity. London: Junius Publications. ISBN 978-0948392061.
- Smith, Evan (21 November 2022). "A Platform for Working Class Unity? The Revolutionary Communist Party's The Red Front and the pre-history of Living Marxism/Spiked Online in the 1980s". Contemporary British History. Informa UK Limited. 37: 89–127. doi:10.1080/13619462.2022.2142780. ISSN 1361-9462. S2CID 253791729.
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