text: will a woman ever be prime minister in the uk?   hopefully you mean 'will a woman ever be prime minister in the uk again.....'  it seems unlikely for the next 10 to 15 years.  two out of 3 main parties have chosen new leaders recently & the next candidates for the top job for labour & the liberals are male.    however there are many excellent candidates further down the greasy pole and it seems likely that some of them will be challenging for the leadership role when cameron & whoever succeeds brown/blair resigns.  you could then see 2 out of 3 major parties led by women.