ˈæftɚ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ˈædʒiːb bɪkˌeɪm tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə bɹˈædfɚd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ænd wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə bɹˈædfɚd mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈaʊnsəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
After joining the Labour Party in 1974, Ajeeb became Chairman of the Bradford Community Relations Council in 1977 and was elected to Bradford Metropolitan District Council in 1979.