IT may seem a sleepy street in this image but Chancellor Street in 1982 was the focus of intense political interest.

In March that year, it faced a by-election following the death of Tam Galbraith, its Conservative MP.

Galbraith had held the seat since 1948, and his party had been chosen by its constitiuents at every opportunity since 1918.

But change was in the air. 

The year before, the Labour party had split, with a Gang of Four breaking away to form the Social Democratic Party.

The only one of the group to remain outwith parliament was Roy Jenkins.

A deal with the Liberal party helped him on his way to contest the seat, which he took from the Conservatives by just over 2,000 votes.

The following year, Jenkins became his party’s leader but after disappointing results nationwide for his party in the 1983 general election, he stood down, kept his own seat.

Glasgow Times:

So this sleepy looking street was at the centre of a national political upheaval in 1982, thought it’s anyone’s guess how this elderly lady voted – and whether she approved of the result.