Former Otley town councillor Gerard Francis will be standing for a Leeds Council seat in May. Mr Francis, who has served as a city councillor twice before, has been selected as the Conservative candidate for the Otley & Yeadon ward in the local elections. He will be trying to dislodge Lib-Dem sitting ward Councillor Ryk Downes.
Councillor seeks seat
Councillor Gerard Sykes
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