Aston (Birmingham ward)

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Aston is a ward covering an area of north east Birmingham, including the district of Aston.

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Demographics

The 2011 census found that 32,286 people were living in Aston. 50.4% of the population was female and 49.6% was male. This was above and below the national and city average respectively.

Aston is a very diverse community, ethnically, with 44% of the population born outside the United Kingdom. The largest ethnic group was Asian at 55%. More specifically, the Pakistani ethnic group was the largest at 38% of all Asians. Black British was the second largest ethnic group at 26%. White British was the third largest ethnic group at 18%. Islam was the most prominent religion in the ward with 54% of the ward's population stating themselves as Muslim, above the city average. Christianity was the second most prominent religion in Aston at 26%.

The ethnic makeup of the area drastically changed in the 1950s and 1960s with immigration from the Commonwealth. Most of the immigrants were from the Indian subcontinent, though a significant number were from the Caribbean.

Ward history

The ward was created in 1911, when Birmingham gained the Aston Manor Urban District. As a typical inner city ward, which tends to lose population the boundaries have been altered on a number of occasions.

Election fraud scandal

In 2004 the ward saw a voter fraud scandal in which Labour councillors were guilty of a systematic attempt to rig elections. They had set up a "vote-rigging factory" in a disused warehouse, stealing and intercepting hundreds and possibly thousands of ballot papers to achieve this. [1] Three councillors, Mohammed Islam, Muhammed Afzal (later cleared) and Mohammed Kazi were convicted of voter fraud, with the elections having to be rerun. All three were barred from standing in the following election. [2] The charges against Afzal were quashed by the Court of Appeal. [3]

Politics

The Aston ward is currently represented by two councillors: Mumtaz Hussain, a Liberal Democrat, and Ayoub Khan, an Independent. [4]

Election results

2020s

Aston 2022 (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan 3,012
Liberal Democrats Mumtaz Hussain 2,542
Labour Muhammad Afzal2,463
Labour Nagina Kauser2,223
Breakthrough Party Nazma Meah265
Conservative Jahid Choudhury216
Conservative Lokman Hakim177
We Matter Party Dorothy Gerald148
We Matter Party Raymond Coke127
Majority
Turnout 40
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2010s

Aston 2018 (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 2,902 46.3 −41.6
Labour Nagina Kauser 2,793
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan2,25235.9+34.2
Liberal Democrats Sham Uddin1,546
Independent Abdul Aziz1,13418.1+18.1
Conservative Jahid Choudhury89114.2+10.6
Conservative Margaret Bennett328
Green Vijay Rana1602.6−0.5
Majority 65010.4
Turnout 6,26644.1+12.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 5 May 2016 Electorate: 17,852
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 5,074 87.9 +4.3
Conservative Jahid A. Choudhury2083.6−3.3
Green Christopher P. Garghan1813.1−1.6
Christian Adrian A. Dawkins1592.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Yaser Iqbal1001.7−3.1
Majority 486687.9+11.8
Turnout 574432.1−20
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 7 May 2015 Electorate: 19,053
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 8,388 83.6 +14.9
Conservative Joel C. Buckett6936.92.2
Liberal Democrats Rezaul I. Billah4794.8−17.2
Green Hazel M. Clawley4744.7+4.7
Majority 769576.1+29.4
Turnout 1011053.1
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 22 May 2014 Electorate
Turnout
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ziaul Islam 4,175 68.7 +18.2
Liberal Democrats Sham Uddin1,34122.0−22.2
Conservative Thomas Pike4527.4+5.4
Independent Abdusalam bin Smith1081.7−0.4
Majority 283446.7+13.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 3 May 2012 Electorate: 21,077
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nagina Kauser 3,567 50.5 −11.9
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan3,12344.2+14.3
IndependentAbdusalam bin Smith1452.1–
Conservative Ian Colpman1382.0−2.2
Green Ankaret Harmer941.3−1.6
Majority 4446.3−26.3
Turnout 33.7+0.1
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 5 May 2011 Electorate 19,982
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 4,562 62.4 +7.6
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hanif2,18729.9−3.5
Conservative Adam Felman3044.2−1.2
Green Aby Alamgir2092.9+0.6
Majority 2,37532.5+10.1
Turnout 33.6+11.2
Labour hold Swing
Birmingham City Council election: Aston Ward – 6 May 2010 Electorate 19,877
Turnout 53.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ziaul Islam 5,683 54.8
Liberal Democrats Sham Uddin3,36032.4
Conservative Gareth Moore5645.4
Independent Abdusalam Smith3213.1
Green Alan Bale2422.3
Majority 2,32322.4
Labour hold Swing

2000s

1 May 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ayoub Khan2,76938.6
Labour Amjad Hussain2,41733.7
Respect Abdul Aziz1,40619.6
Conservative Tom Nyeko Olam2062.9
Green David Goley1181.6
UKIP Abdul Azad1131.6
BNP Alan Chamberlain1051.5
Majority 2524.9
Turnout 29.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Aston 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Afzal 2,684
Respect Abdul Aziz2,018
Liberal Democrats Saeed Aehmed2,005
Conservative Mohammed Hasan209
Green Liam Wilkinson165
BNP Pamela Allen136
Majority 666
Turnout 7,25539.9
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
4 May 2006 Electorate
Turnout %,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ziaul Islam3,234%
Liberal Democrats Abdul Khalique2,698%
Independent Kenneth Vernon Jeffers283%
Respect Alliya Genevieve Stennett242
Conservative Mohammed Mushtaq213%
BNP Dennis Gary Phillips170
Green Geoffrey Tapalu100
Majority 536%
Turnout 6,9407.7%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
6 May 2004 Electorate
Turnout %,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative %
Labour %
Liberal %
Independent %
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
1 May 2003 Electorate 16,985
Turnout 29.0%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A Khan2,46750.1%
Labour A Malik1,86838.0%
Conservative G Khan56011.4%
Majority 59912.1%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
2 May 2002 Electorate 16,983
Turnout 16.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Kennedy2,34786.1%
Labour N Ahmed1,73463.6%
Liberal Democrats M Monu49918.3%
People's Justice Z Ahmed38314.0%
Conservative G Khan32511.9%
Independent M Miah1646.0%
Majority 1,848 & 1,23567.8% & 45.3%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
4 May 2000 Electorate 16,945
Turnout 26.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Afzal2,24550.8%
Independent A Bahar1,24028.0%
Conservative M Shaw63514.4%
Liberal Democrats S Dad2656.0%
Majority 1,00522.8%
Labour hold Swing

1990s

6 May 1999 Electorate 17,180
Turnout 27.4%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Iftikhar2,31949.2%
Independent G Miah1,36128.9%
Conservative A Choudhury3667.8%
Independent M Rahman2284.8%
Liberal Democrats U Shariff-Sliame2054.4%
Independent J Foster1643.5%
Majority 95820.3%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1998 Electorate 17,023
Turnout 20.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Kennedy2,50471.1%
Conservative O Shariff65618.6%
Independent J Foster3349.5%
Majority 1,84852.5%
Labour hold Swing
2 May 1996 Electorate 17,364
Turnout 63.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Afzal2,51163.7%
Conservative C Winters45711.6%
Independent J Foster3659.3%
Independent O Shariff2917.4%
Liberal Democrats S Horvat-Marcovic2887.3%
Majority 2,05452.1%
Labour hold Swing
4 May 1995 Electorate 17,649
Turnout 26.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Stacey3,46873.6%
Conservative R Li49910.6%
Independent O Shariff2816.0%
Liberal Democrats S Horvat-Marcovic2785.9%
Green P Slatter1302.8%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
5 May 1994 Electorate 17,334
Turnout 33.5%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Chauhan3,40158.6%
Conservative A Choudhury1,61927.9%
Liberal Democrats S Horvat-Marcovic3996.9%
Green A Clawley3886.7%
Majority 2,78230.7%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1992 Electorate 17,867
Turnout 23.2%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Afzal2,51460.7%
Conservative Z Mian89421.6%
Liberal Democrats D Bennett43310.4%
Green A Clawley2315.6%
Independent K Tunaley651.6%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
2 May 1991 Electorate 17,809
Turnout 31.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Stacey3,82767.4%
Conservative Z Mian84014.8%
Liberal Democrats D Bennett59810.5%
Green H Clawley3766.6%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
3 May 1990 Electorate 17,506
Turnout 36.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Carless5,02477.8%
Conservative N Kayani6189.6%
Liberal R Crosbee4336.7%
Green H Clawley3845.9%
Majority %
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing

1980s

5 May 1988 Electorate 18,167
Turnout 30.6%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Afzal4,33878.0%
Conservative S Ratra62511.2%
Independent B Ali4648.3%
Independent S Singh1362,4%
Majority 3,71366.8%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1987 Electorate 18,621
Turnout 34.3%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Carter4,51770.7%
Liberal T Nightingale87113.6%
Conservative S Ratra77412.1%
Green G Grainger2193.4%
Majority 3,64657.1%
Labour hold Swing
1 May 1986 Electorate 18,869
Turnout 31.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Carless4,34272.6%
Liberal G Crosbee1,01216.9%
Conservative C Harrison5158.6%
Majority 3,23055.7%
Labour hold Swing
3 May 1984 Electorate 19,300
Turnout 32.3%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Afzal3,94963.3%
Liberal G Crosbee1,58025.3%
Conservative J Dad70111.2%
Majority 2,36938.0%
Labour hold Swing
5 May 1983 Electorate 19,069
Turnout 38.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Carter5,21870.7%
Liberal S Anderson1,17015.9%
Conservative G Bayliss93912.7%
Majority 4,03854.8%
Labour hold Swing
6 May 1982 Electorate 19,187
Turnout 35.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Carless3,20946.6%
Labour M Afzal3,11945.3%
Labour F Carter3,03844.1%
Liberal Paul Tilsley 2,54637.0%
Liberal R Millichip2,17131.5%
Liberal M Sharpe2,04029.6%
Conservative G Bayliss88412.8%
Conservative M Price69510.1%
Conservative H Hordern5948.6%
Majority 663, 573 & 4929.6%, 8.3% & 7.1%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
1 May 1980 Electorate
Turnout %,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Eynon1,70251.6%
Liberal G Gopsill1,41342.8%
Conservative Z Saeed1855.6%
Majority 2898.8%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

1970s

3 May 1979 Electorate 7,534
Turnout 62.6%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Carless2,70257.3%
Liberal G Hughes1,48331.4%
Conservative K Wooldridge53411.3%
Majority 1,21925.9%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
4 May 1978 Electorate 7,715
Turnout 48.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley1,91950.8%
Labour E Carless1,69744.9%
Conservative J Spittle1604.2%
Majority 2225.9%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Liberal hold Swing
6 May 1976 Electorate 7,533
Turnout 39.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Gopsill1,38746.1%
Labour E Carless1,20340.0%
Conservative J Kemp2528.4%
National Front C Driscoll1123.7%
Independent S Banner381.3%
Majority 1846.1%
Liberal hold Swing
1 May 1975 Electorate 7,635
Turnout 35.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Hughes1,52756.1%
Labour E Carless94434.7%
Conservative Wilkins2539.3%
Majority 58321.4%
Liberal hold Swing
2 May 1974 Electorate 7,635
Turnout 35.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Hughes1,52756.1%
Labour E Carless94434.7%
Conservative Wilkins2539.3%
Majority 58321.4%
Liberal hold Swing
3 May 1973 Electorate 7,736
Turnout 35.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley2,00072.4%
Liberal G Gopsill1,88468.2%
Liberal G Hughes1,84666.8%
Labour B Downey74326.9%
Labour F Deakin72726.3%
Labour J Brooke67724.5%
Conservative R Harris1274.6%
Conservative J Kemp1194.3%
Conservative S Wilkins1043.8%
Independent K Taylor602.2%
Majority 1,257, 1,141 & 1,10345.5%, 41.3% &39.9%
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
4 May 1972 Electorate 8,464
Turnout 37.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Gopsill1,70754.4%
Labour F Bagshaw1,19938.2%
Conservative R Jauncey2317.4%
Majority 50816.2%
Liberal hold Swing
13 May 1971 Electorate 10,188
Turnout 36.8%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley2,22559.3%
Labour F Bagshaw1,21332.3%
Conservative F O’Brien3128.3%
Majority 1,01227.0%
Liberal hold Swing
7 May 1970 Electorate 12,527
Turnout 22.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H Minnis1,15140.5%
Labour Stan Yapp 1,12839.6%
Conservative D Krause43315.2%
Independent A Shorthouse1334.7%
Majority 230.9%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

1960s

8 May 1969 Electorate 14,033
Turnout 23.2%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Gopsill1,89458.1%
Labour E MacDonald69721.4%
Conservative F O’Brien58317.9%
Communist N Jelf852.6%
Majority 1,19736.7%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
9 May 1968 Electorate 15,070
Turnout 31.6%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Tilsley2,47552.0%
Conservative C Hamilton1,11823.5%
Labour F Gillespie1,08022.7%
Communist N Jelf841.8%
Majority 1,35728.5%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
11 May 1967 Electorate 16,977
Turnout 20.5%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Styles1,52543.8%
Conservative F O’Brien1,04530.0%
Liberal Paul Tilsley78022.4%
Communist J Leishman1313.8%
Majority 48013.8%
Labour hold Swing
12 May 1966 Electorate 17,605
Turnout 22.3%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E MacDonald2,38360.7%
Conservative F O’Brien1,35534.5%
Communist J Leishman1854.7%
Majority 1,02826.2%
Labour hold Swing
13 May 1965 Electorate 17,996
Turnout 22.8%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Gillespie2,07750.5%
Conservative F O’Brien1,69641.3%
Liberal R Bourne2195.3%
Communist J Leishman1192.9%
Majority 3819.2%
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1964 Electorate 18,062
Turnout 23.8%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Styles2,88867.2%
Conservative F O’Brien1,21228.2%
Labour S Styles2,88867.2%
Communist J Leishman1974.6%
Majority 1,67639.0%
Labour hold Swing
9 May 1963 Electorate 18.573
Turnout 23.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E MacDonald3,10770.1%
Conservative L Lanham1,09624.7%
Communist J Leishman2275.1%
Majority 2,11145.4%
Labour hold Swing
10 May 1962 Electorate 19,129
Turnout 23.4%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Gillespie2,77561.9%
Conservative F Gillespie1,14025.4%
Liberal K Day45310.1%
Communist J Leishman1152.6%
Majority 1,63536.5%
Labour hold Swing
11 May 1961 Electorate 17,176
Turnout 29.2%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Styles3,09961.9%
Conservative A Hinton1,27525.5%
Liberal G Wilson4829.6%
Communist J Leishman1533.1%
Majority 1,72466.4%
Labour hold Swing
12 May 1960 Electorate 17,421
Turnout 20.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Hinton1,33238.1%
Labour E MacDonald1,99857.2%
Communist J Leishman1664.7%
Majority 66619.1%
Labour hold Swing

1950s

14 May 1959 Electorate 17,808
Turnout 26.6%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Hinton1,40929.7%
Labour F Gillespie3,16166.7%
Communist J Leishman1673.5%
Majority 1,75237.0%
Labour hold Swing
8 May 1958 Electorate 17,911
Turnout 31.0%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Styles3,95571.2%
Conservative A Gilroy Bevan1,36924.6%
Communist J Leishman2324.2%
Majority 2,58646.6%
Labour hold Swing
9 May 1957 Electorate 17,899
Turnout 25.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Wood3,15668.6%
Conservative K Freshwater1,29228.1%
Communist J Leishman1533.3%
Majority 1,86440.5%
Labour hold Swing
10 May 1956 Electorate 18,267
Turnout 27.3%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Gillespie3,28665.8%
Conservative K Freshwater1,52730.6%
Communist J Leishman1813.6%
Majority 1,75935.2%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
Labour hold Swing
12 May 1955 Electorate 18,608
Turnout 32.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Whitehead2.00933.6%
Labour S Styles3,81263.8%
Communist J Leishman1532.6%
Majority 1,80330.2%
Labour hold Swing
13 May 1954 Electorate 18,810
Turnout 32.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Wood3,57658.2%
Conservative R Freshwater2,39639.0%
Communist J Leishman1732.8%
Majority 1,18019.2%
Labour hold Swing
7 May 1953 Electorate 19,145
Turnout 30.5%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Whitehead1,83431.4%
Labour F Gillespie3,91066.9%
Communist W Evans1001.7%
Majority 2,07635.5%
Labour hold Swing
8 May 1952 Electorate 19,508
Turnout 39.2%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Styles5,58673.0%
Conservative C Whitehead1,96425.7%
Communist J Leishman1011.3%
Majority 3,62247.3%
Labour hold Swing
10 May 1951 Electorate 19,572
Turnout 34.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Wood3,72054.4%
Conservative F Lennon2,97743.5%
Communist O Dorman1392.0%
Majority 74310.9%
Labour hold Swing
11 May 1950 Electorate 19,709
Turnout 35.7%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Watton4,34161.7%
Conservative F Lannon2,57736.6%
Communist J Leishman1171.7%
Majority 1,76425.1%
Labour hold Swing

1940s

12 May 1949 Electorate 19,643
Turnout 45.0%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Moody5,07557.4%
Conservative I Shelley3,76942.6%
Majority 1,30614.8%
Labour hold Swing
1 November 1947 Electorate 19,423
Turnout 42.9%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Wood4,37352.5%
Conservative D Heath3,96247.5%
Majority 4115.0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
2 November 1946 Electorate 18,858
Turnout 34.0%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Watton4,03162.8%
Conservative W Blackwell2,38637.2%
Majority 1,64525.6%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
3 November 1945 Electorate 18,224
Turnout 35.1%,
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Moody4,53570.8%
Conservative H Farr1,86729.2%
Majority 2,66841.6%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ Judge lambasts postal ballot rules as Labour 6 convicted of poll fraud – Telegraph
  2. ↑ BBC NEWS | UK | England | West Midlands | Judge upholds vote-rigging claims
  3. ↑ BusinessLive (3 May 2005). "Councillor cleared of vote fraud". Business Live. Retrieved 5 December 2020.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Council, Birmingham City. "Councillors by Ward: Aston | Birmingham City Council". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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