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    Aston, Birmingham County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), G. Gopsill (The Liberal Party) won Aston, with a majority of 508 votes on a turnout of 37.06%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Birmingham County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    11
    Recorded results
    39
    Aston: Local Elections 1972Turnout 37.06%, electorate 8,464
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. GopsillThe Liberal Party1,70754.4%Yes
    F. BagshawThe Labour Party1,19938.2%No
    R. JaunceyConservative Party2317.4%No
    Aston: Local Elections 1971Turnout 36.81%, electorate 10,188
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. TilsleyThe Liberal Party2,22559.3%Yes
    F. BagshawThe Labour Party1,21332.3%No
    F. O’BrienConservative Party3128.3%No
    Aston: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 22.71%, electorate 12,527
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. MinnisThe Liberal Party1,15140.5%Yes
    S. YappThe Labour Party1,12839.6%No
    D. KrauseConservative Party43315.2%No
    A. ShorthouseBM1334.7%No
    Aston: Local Elections 1969Turnout 23.22%, electorate 14,033
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. GopsillThe Liberal Party1,89458.1%Yes
    E. MacDonaldThe Labour Party69721.4%No
    F. O’BrienConservative Party58317.9%No
    N. JelfCommunist852.6%No
    Aston: Local Elections 1968Turnout 31.57%, electorate 15,070
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    P. TilsleyThe Liberal Party2,47552%Yes
    C. HamiltonConservative Party1,11823.5%No
    F. GillespieThe Labour Party1,08022.7%No
    N. JelfCommunist841.8%No
    Aston: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 20.5%, electorate 16,977
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. StylesThe Labour Party1,52543.8%Yes
    F. O’BrienConservative Party1,04530%No
    P. TilsleyThe Liberal Party78022.4%No
    J. LeishmanCommunist1313.8%No
    Aston: Local elections 12 May 1966Turnout 22.28%, electorate 17,605
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. MacDonaldThe Labour Party2,38360.7%Yes
    F. O’BrienConservative Party1,35534.5%No
    J. LeishmanCommunist1854.7%No
    Aston: Local elections 13 May 1965Turnout 22.84%, electorate 17,996
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. GillespieThe Labour Party2,07750.5%Yes
    F. O’BrienConservative Party1,69641.3%No
    R. BourneThe Liberal Party2195.3%No
    J. LeishmanCommunist1192.9%No
    Aston: Local Elections 1964Turnout 23.79%, electorate 18,062
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. StylesThe Labour Party2,88867.2%Yes
    F. O’BrienConservative Party1,21228.2%No
    J. LeishmanCommunist1974.6%No
    Aston: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 23.85%, electorate 18,573
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. MacDonaldThe Labour Party3,10770.1%Yes
    L. LanhamConservative Party1,09624.7%No
    J. LeishmanCommunist2275.1%No
    Aston: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 23.44%, electorate 19,129
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. GillespieThe Labour Party2,77561.9%Yes
    L. LanhamConservative Party1,14025.4%No
    K. DayThe Liberal Party45310.1%No
    J. LeishmanCommunist1152.6%No

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