News - General Election 1979

The final walkabouts, photo opportunities and speeches are made by the party leaders on the last day of campaigning before the election. With polls putting the Conservative Party ahead, Margaret Thatcher says it is "time for change" and that she has "considerable grounds for cautious optimism".

Despite the unseasonably cold weather and snow in some parts of the UK, the voter turnout was high at 76%.

Originally broadcast 02 May 1979.