Red Front was a

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in the

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which stood fourteen candidates in the 1987 general election. Its main component was the Revolutionary Communist Party of

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, while it also attracted the support of the tiny

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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

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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 {{UK-party-stub