24 days ago · Leeds
Keith Wakefield death: the orphanage boy who slept rough and rose to become Leeds City Council leader
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a local story. Yorkshire Post is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Leeds. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 09:53 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Keith Wakefield death: the orphanage boy who slept rough and rose to become Leeds City Council leader”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Keith Wakefield, who was twice leader of Leeds City Council and helped bring the Tour de France to Yorkshire, has died at the age of 78.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Yorkshire Post
Keith Wakefield: The orphanage boy who slept rough and rose to be £2bn council chief
- Picked up by Yorkshire Post
Reported by 1 outlet
- Yorkshire Post