10-years-old. 7,000 voters. One big mission. Bahrawar makes it from classroom to City Hall!

Chapeltown schoolboy Bahrawar Zaidan Ahmad elected Leeds Children’s Mayor after more than 7,000 young people took part in a city-wide vote Most ten-year-olds have plenty to think about between school, homework and spending time with friends. Bahrawar Zaidan Ahmad has added something extraordinary to that list: representing the children of Leeds. The Year 6 pupil from Dixons Trinity Chapeltown has been elected Leeds Children’s Mayor for 2026–2027, following a city-wide election in which more than 7,000 young people voted. His name was...

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