It's 10 a.m. on June 11, 1987, inside the Central London Institute in Westminster.

The British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher takes a paper ballot from an election official

and crosses the room to a small

curtain booth. It's general election day when voters across the United Kingdom elect their

representatives in Parliament. And since Margaret Thatcher emerged from her official residence

at 10 Downing Street this morning, she's been trailed by a swarm of reporters and camera crews,

all eager to capture her every move.

But no one is permitted to follow the Prime Minister here into the polling station, where she'll cast her own vote.

She draws back the curtain and steps inside the booth. With a quick, deliberate motion, she marks a bold ex beside the name of the chosen candidate.

Thatcher then folds the paper and drops it into the ballot box.

She's just cast a vote for the Conservative Party, and she hopes that millions of others across the country will do the same.

She smiles at the election official as she exits the hall.

Then she heads back outside, where she's immediately surrounded by the journalists who followed

her here.

Her driver holds the car door open, but Thatcher pauses before she climbs inside the car and turns

to the crown.

A reporter calls out asking her to predict the election result.

Thatcher declines to answer the question directly, but she does say

that she's feeling two emotions, hope and belief. Margaret Thatcher's confidence is well-placed.

In the early hours of the next day, the result of the election will become clear. The Conservative

Party will have won a

crushing victory, and she will have retained her position as Prime Minister. But the moment of

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