matters so that November becomes a month of by-elections on the failings of the ConDem government's economic policies. Over two decades, Wicks turned his Croydon seat from safe Conservative into a 16,000-majority Labour constituency. Whoever Labour selects will have a month's worth of national attention and a considerable legacy to work with. Shawcross is a long-term resident of the Croydon North constituency and before she ran for the London Assembly, she was a Croydon councillor and was leader of the council. Louisa Woodley: after standing in Assembly elections, the councillor may be put forward for selection to stand for parliament Snipe reported last night that if selected, "Shawcross would be expected to resign from the London Assembly, prompting the first ever by election to the body since it was set up in 2000?. Also expected to be on Labour's list of those seeking selection to stand in Croydon North could be Louisa Woodley, the Thornton Heath councillor who made serious in-roads into the majority of Steve O'Connell when she stood for Croydon and Sutton in the London Assembly elections in the spring. Councillor Gerry Ryan, from Selhurst, the runner-up in Croydon Central in the 2010 General Election, may also put his name forward. Another Croydon councillor who may be considering going forward is Shafi Khan (Norbury). Inside Croydon: For comment and analysis about Croydon, from inside Croydon Post your comments on this article below. If you have a news story about life in or around Croydon, a residents' or business