Were you in Ipswich when Margaret Thatcher visited in April 1979, just one month before she won the general election?

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

One month before she became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher visited Ipswich in a final attempt to win over voters in April 1979.

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Mrs Thatcher addressed the hundreds of people that gathered on Cornhill and delivered a speech on the steps of the Town Hall.

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Afterwards, she visited a local farm to discuss agricultural policies with farmers and visited several retail outlets in the town centre.

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

The visit proved effective, as the Conservative Party won the majority vote in Ipswich in the 1979 general election - and Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister.

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

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Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979.Margaret Thatcher meeting Ipswich residents in April 1979. (Image: Archant)

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