she defeated geet in the first vote and he resigned. when close, bill fraser got 16 votes, ted geet 119 and margaret thatcher 130, quite a coup, eh? it's not what most people were expecting this morning. i am very excited. it's a little more than we hoped for, which is even better. you going to participate in the second vote? so. in the second vote, she defeated the desired successor of the leader william whiteloo and... on february 11, 1975, she became the leader of the party. to me, it is like a dream that the next name after harold macmillan, alex douglas hume and edward geath will be margaret thatcher. it is no less important for me that this victory was won in an open electoral struggle with four other potential leaders. i know they are disappointed, but i hope not... soon we will be working together again as colleagues, for the sake of what we believe there is a lot of work ahead, and i hope you will give me time to do it well and well. on january 19, 1976, thatcher made a speech in kensington town hall, in which she made a sharp