Leeds is headed for a by-election after a longstanding councillor announced her resignation. Wyn Kidger, a stalwart of political life in Morley, has stood down after eight years on Leeds City Council.

The Leeds City Council approved a pay raise for the next administration during a called meeting on Thursday, marking the first increase to the pay of elected officials in over a decade in the city.

The recommendations were approved at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s executive board on April 23, moving the process of Elland Road expansion forward.