Answer the following question: Information: - Thatcherism describes the conviction politics, economic, social policy and political style of the British Conservative Party politician Margaret Thatcher, who was leader of her party from 1975 to 1990. It has also been used to describe the beliefs of the British government under Thatcher as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, and beyond into the governments of John Major, Tony Blair and David Cameron. An exponent or supporter of Thatcherism is regarded as a Thatcherite. - The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983 . It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945 . Thatcher 's first four years as prime minister had not been an easy time . Unemployment increased during the first three years of her term and the economy went through a recession . However , the British victory in the Falklands War led to a recovery of her popularity ; the economy had also returned to growth . By the time Thatcher called the election in May 1983 , the Conservatives were most people 's firm favourites to win the election . The Labour Party had been led by Michael Foot since the resignation of James Callaghan . They had fared well in opinion polls and local elections during this time , but issues developed which would lead directly to their defeat . Labour adopted a platform that was considered more left - wing than usual . Several moderate Labour MPs had left the party to form the Social Democrats . The Social Democrats then formed the SDP - Liberal Alliance with the existing Liberal Party . The opposition vote split almost evenly between the SDP / Liberal Alliance and Labour . With its worst performance since 1918 , the Labour vote fell by over 3 million from 1979 and this accounted for both a national swing of almost 4 % towards the Conservatives and their larger parliamentary majority of 144 , even though the Conservatives ' total vote fell by almost 700,000 . This was the most recent election where a party in government increased its number of seats until 2015 . The SDP / Liberal Alliance finished in third place but came within 700,000 votes to out - polling Labour . By gaining 25 % of the popular vote , the Alliance won the largest such percentage for any third party since the 1923 general election . Despite this , they won only 23 seats , whereas Labour won 209 . The Liberals argued that a proportional electoral system would have given them a more representative number of MPs . Changing the electoral... - Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 1925 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, and the first woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her The Iron Lady, a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. - The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The prime minister (informal abbreviation: PM) and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior ministers, most of whom are government department heads) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch, to Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The office is one of the Great Offices of State. The , Theresa May, leader of the Conservative Party, was appointed by the Queen on 13 July 2016. What is the relationship between 'united kingdom general election' and 'prime minister of the united kingdom'?
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