Aasim Rashid: councillor for Castleton, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Aasim Rashid is a Labour councillor for the Castleton ward on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Aasim Rashid is also Chair of Employment and Equalities Committee. Their current term began on 3 May 2018.
- Council
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ward
- Castleton
- Party
- Labour
- Posts
- Chair of Employment and Equalities Committee
- Term began
- 3 May 2018
- Official profile
- rochdale.moderngov.co.uk
- Source
- Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Aasim Rashid
These are the details Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Aasim Rashid, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:
- Email: Aasim.Rashid@rochdale.gov.uk
- Phone: 07812 220429
- Post: C/O Governance Support, Floor 2, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU
- Official profile: rochdale.moderngov.co.uk
Who else represents Castleton
- Aisling-Blaise Gallagher Labour Chair of Rochdale South Township Committee
- Dave Jones Reform UK
Labour on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Labour holds 21 of the 60 seats on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 21, Reform UK 15, Labour and Co-operative 10, The Conservative Party 7, Workers Party of Britain 4, Liberal Democrats 3.
Leaders and post holders on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- Stephen Anstee Leader of the Conservative Group
- Aisling-Blaise Gallagher Chair of Rochdale South Township Committee
- Farooq Ahmed Leader of the Workers Party of Britain Group
- Terry Smith Chair of Transport Committee
- Tricia Ayrton Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Environment
- Shakil Ahmed Chair of Planning Committee
- Daalat Ali Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Health
- Tom Besford Chair of Communities, Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee
All 60 councillors of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Castleton
Aasim Rashid sits on Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Rochdale, each with its own page:
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
- Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
- Blackley and Middleton South: Graham Stringer (Labour) MP
- Heywood and Middleton North: Mrs Elsie Blundell (Labour) MP
- Rochdale: Paul Waugh (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Rochdale, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.