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 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
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