It is approaching four months since Muslim councillors in Oxford resigned from the Labour party following concerns around its response to the conflict in Gaza.
Many councillors have since done the same across the country and the future of the Muslim vote is deemed uncertain.
The now Independent Group city councillors, Shaista Aziz, Ajaz Rehman and Amar Latif have shared their thoughts on what recent events mean for the Muslim vote in Oxford.
This comes amid reports the party is now campaigning to gain back some of the community's trust.
Shaista Aziz
Shaista Aziz represents the Rose Hill & Iffley Ward.
She has been a councillor for seven years but will be stepping down in May.
Ms Aziz, who resigned due to comments made in an LBC interview from October by leader Keir Starmer, said: "The rhetoric of the Labour Party on Gaza is absolutely horrifying and dangerous.
"Our Mosques in Oxford have spoken out in unprecedented ways."
She continued: "Working class Pakistani communities in particular have traditionally been Labour supporters.
"Overwhelmingly, working class people have also not been listened to when it comes to transport policies."
Ajaz Rehman
Lye Valley ward councillor, Ajaz Rehman, left the Labour Party in November and is now also a trustee at the Oxford Central Mosque.
"It took a good 15 years to rebuild people's trust after the Iraq War but now they've gone and treated Muslim lives unequally again," he said.
"Most Muslims of working class thought Labour was on their side.
"Not that the Conservatives are on their side either."
Amar Latif
Cowley ward councillor, Amar Latif, quit the party at the same time as councillor Shaista Aziz in October.
The east Oxford representative said: "These are symptoms of the underlying problem which is the lack of engagement with Muslim voters.
"For a long time the vote has been taken for granted.
"The community feels like some decisions are being foisted upon them.
"They are only really asked for their opinion after decisions are made.
"The community feels very much that they are approached for their vote but that they don't get approached for their opinion."
Susan Brown, Labour leader of Oxford City Council has responded to some of the disillusionment.
She said: "I would never make an assumption about how anyone votes based on their religion or ethnicity.
"Oxford Labour councillors are on the doorstep every week listening to and talking to local residents.
"The city is not the transport authority and transport policies will not change as a result of these elections.
"We will be proud to stand on our record of delivery on housing, maintaining public services such as our community, leisure services and parks, supporting policies such as the Oxford Living Wage which raise pay and delivering progress on tackling climate change, from decarbonising our swimming pools to building low energy homes which are cheaper for tenants to run."
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