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Results: Thatcher Wins Seat
First broadcast: 4 May 1979
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 Prime Minister of Britain, and she thanks the people of Finchley for giving her courage for the future.
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Margaret Thatcher: From MP to PM
Mrs Thatcher's journey from Finchley to Downing Street.