Sir David Wootton is supporting Bradford’s 2025 bid BRADFORD’S City of Culture bid has been given a boost with a former Lord Mayor of London getting behind the bid. Sir David Wootton has joined Bradford 2025 to support the bid. The Bradford-born lawyer and politician, who was Lord Mayor of London 2011-12, said: “I am thrilled to be taking on this role with the Bradford 2025 team which has been working tirelessly to secure support for its bid. I have had the pleasure of watching Bradford’s cultural sector mature over recent years and become a leading light in the district’s regeneration ambitions.