The Conservative Party has won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain's first ever woman prime minister. Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over from James Callaghan ...

This excerpt from the BBC's coverage of the 1979 general election shows the moment that Margaret Thatcher's victory was confirmed. It comes while Robin Day interviews Conservative MP Norman St ...

Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most significant since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic ...

Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most significant since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic ...

Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most significant since ...

43 YEARS AGO (1979) we announced Margaret Thatcher's landslide election victory and warned Britain's first female prime minister must not let the country become divided politically and socially.

Margaret Thatcher increases her majority and is re-elected as MP for Finchley. By the time the results are declared, she knows it is likely that her party has won, making her the first female UK ...

Britain’s general election in 1979 is without doubt the most significant since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative ...

The 1979 election - re-visited Margaret Thatcher arrives at 10 Downing Street after leading her party to victory in the 1979 election ...

Margaret Thatcher was elected prime minister of the United Kingdom on this day in 1979. Putin Allies in Europe Abruptly Fall Ill Ahead of Moscow Victory Day Visit How to hard boil eggs without ...

Forty years after Margaret Thatcher’s era-defining election victory in 1979, Britain once again appears divided and ungovernable, with a decision to make.

It's the 25th anniversary of the 1987 general election, which saw Margaret Thatcher victorious for a third time - and by a landslide.