1979 General Election: Margaret Thatcher leads the Tories to victory

From March 1977 onwards Labour had had a minority of seats in Parliament and governed with Liberal support. The election saw the largest swing since 1945, and brought Margaret Thatcher to power as Britain's first woman Prime Minister.

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