Son wins father's Bradford council seat after Covid death

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image captionMohsin Hussain, pictured with his brother Hassan, said his father had been a pillar of the community
The son of a former Lord Mayor of Bradford who won his father's seat after his death said he will put "everything into making him proud".
Abid Hussain, 62, had been a Labour councillor in Keighley since 2010 but died on Christmas Eve with Covid-19.
Son Mohsin Hussain, 26, won one of two seats that were being contested in the Keighley Central ward.
He said: "I know my dad's boots are very big to fill but I know he had so much faith in me."

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