Woodside (Croydon ward)

Woodside
ward for Croydon Council
Boundary of Woodside in Croydon from 2018.
County	Greater London
Current ward
Created	1964 (1964)
Councillor	Jess Rich (Labour)
Councillor	Amy Foster (Labour)
Councillor	Brigitte Graham (Labour)
Number of councillors	Three (2002-Present), Two (1978–2002), Three (1964–1978)
UK Parliament constituency	Croydon East

Woodside is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Croydon. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Croydon London Borough Council.^[1][2] The ward covers the Woodside area. On 6 May 2021, 5 by-elections were held in Croydon following the resignation of 5 councillors across New Addington North, South Norwood, Kenley, Park Hill and Whitgift and Woodside.^[3] Two current councillors were elected in the 2022 London local elections.^[4] A by-election, caused by the resignation of Mike Bonello, was held on 2 May 2024.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2018–2021	Tony Newman		Labour
2018–2022	Hamida Ali		Labour
2018–2022	Paul Scott		Labour
2021–2024	Mike Bonello		Labour
2022–present	Amy Foster		Labour
2022–present	Brigitte Graham		Labour
2024–present	Jess Rich		Labour

Croydon council elections since 2018

Woodside ward boundaries since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Croydon in 2018.

2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Mike Bonello. It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.^[5]

2024 Woodside by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jess Rich	2,305	48.5	2.62
	Conservative	Titilope Adeoye	1,014	21.3	2.84
	Green	Nicholas Burman-Vince	641	13.5	0.02
	Liberal Democrats	Jahir Hussain	487	10.2	0.87
	Taking the Initiative	Shane Sobers	150	3.1	2.75
	TUSC	Michelle Wall	82	1.7	—
Turnout			4,745	38	4.88
Registered electors			12,518		2.44
	Labour hold		Swing	2.73

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[6]

2022 Croydon London Borough Council election: Woodside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Bonello	2,098	51.12	3.61
	Labour	Amy Foster	1,938	—
	Labour	Brigitte Graham	1,763	—
	Conservative	Titilope Adeoye	741	18.46	7.85
	Conservative	Rebecca Natrajan	678	—
	Conservative	Des Wright	675	—
	Green	Pravina Ellis	548	13.48	8.46
	Green	Elaine Garrod	492	—
	Green	Frances Fearon	489	—
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Waterhouse	463	11.07	5.31
	Liberal Democrats	Tomas Howard-Jones	402	—
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rendle	391	—
	Taking the Initiative	Khataetthaleeya Gibbs	259	5.85	1.47
	Taking the Initiative	Mark Emmanuel	246	—
	Taking the Initiative	Seugul Metin	159	—
Turnout			4,075	33.12	7.78
Registered electors			12,302		0.73
	Labour hold		Swing	5.73
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2021 by-election

The by-election was held on 6 May 2021.

2021 Woodside by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Bonello	2,375	47.51	13.19
	Conservative	Michelle Kazi	1315	26.31	7.45
	Green	Peter Underwood	251	5.02	4.01
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rendle	288	5.76	0.81
	Taking the Initiative	Alison Johnson	219	4.38	—
	Independent	Ian Bone	125	2.50	—
	Independent	Mark Robin Lionel Samuel	40	0.8	—
Turnout			4998	40.9	6.06
Registered electors			12,212		2.87
	Labour hold		Swing	10.67

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[7]

2018 Croydon London Borough Council election: Woodside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Newman	2,647	60.70	—
	Labour	Hamida Ali	2,539	—	—
	Labour	Paul William Scott	2,446	—	—
	Conservative	Rebecca Natrajan	823	18.86	—
	Conservative	Eray Arda Akartuna	782	—	—
	Conservative	Mustafa Osman Tary	767	—	—
	Green	Christopher David Brann	460	9.03	—
	Green	Elaine Denise Garrod	362	—	—
	Green	Lydia Jane Regan	314	—	—
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Jane Waterhouse	322	6.57	—
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Bayes	293	—	—
	Liberal Democrats	Luke Robert Bonham	212	—	—
Turnout			4191	34.84	—
Registered electors			12,573		—
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2018 Croydon council elections

Woodside ward boundaries from 2002 to 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Croydon in 2002.

2014 election

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1978–2002 Croydon council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Croydon in 1978.

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1964–1978 Croydon council elections

1976 by-election

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[8]

Croydon mayoral elections

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the ward at each mayoral election.

Year		Mayoral candidate	Party	Winner?
	2022	Val Shawcross	Labour	N

References

1. "Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Croydon Borough of Croydon" (PDF). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
2. legislation.gov.uk -The London Borough of Croydon (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. Retrieved on 10 April 2018.
3. "Council by-election results – 6 May 2021 | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
4. "Woodside 2022 election results | Croydon Council".
5. "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
6. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
7. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
8. "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

• https://www.croydon.gov.uk/council-and-elections/voting-and-elections/council-election-results-6-may-2021/woodside-ward-election

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