00:01Councillor Stephen Holroyd and his consort Simon Mapals have become the first openly gay couple
00:06to hold the office of Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor's consort of Leeds. Councillor Holroyd was confirmed
00:11as the 132nd Lord Mayor of Leeds following Leeds City Council's annual general meeting,
00:19replacing Councillor Dan Cohen in the role. Councillor Holroyd will be joined throughout
00:23his mayoral year by his partner Simon Mapals who will serve as the Lord Mayor's consort.
00:30Before he was elected to Leeds City Council in 2023 for the Ardsley and Robin Hood ward,
00:36Councillor Holroyd's career was spent in the hospitality and financial sectors within the region.
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