Directory of 1975 Resources

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Heath called a leadership election for February 4, 1975. Contenders:

• Margaret Thatcher, 130
• Edward Heath, 119
• Hugh Fraser, 16

Heath resigned, but another ballot was needed, which was held on 11 February with new candidates. Contenders:

• Margaret Thatcher, 146 (winner)
• William Whitelaw, 79
• Geoffrey Howe, 19
• James Prior, 19
• John Peyton, 11

Subcategories

• Fraser, Hugh
• Heath, Edward
• Howe, Geoffrey
• Peyton, John
• Prior, James
• Thatcher, Margaret Hilda
• Whitelaw, William

Resources in This Category

• BBC On This Day: Tories choose first woman leader

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/11/newsid_2539000/2539451.stm
  The British Conservative Party chooses Margaret Thatcher as its new leader on 11 February, 1975. Links to other articles on Margaret Thatcher.

• Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Conservative Central Office)

  http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=102487
  Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Source: BBC Sound Archive: OUP transcript.

• Press Conference after winning Conservative leadership (Grand Committee Room)

  http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=102452
  Margaret Thatcher Foundation. Sources: (1) The Times, 12 February 1975 (2) Financial Times, 12 February 1975 (3) Yorkshire Post, 12 February 1975.

• Time: A Tough Lady for the Tories

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917125,00.html
  News of the first woman ever to head a political party in the UK.

 

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