# Woodside (Croydon ward)

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. 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. Two current councillors were elected in the 2022 London local elections. 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

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.
2024 Woodside by-election :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,745 | 38 | 4.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,518 | | 2.44 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.73 | |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Croydon London Borough Council election: Woodside (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4,075 | 33.12 | 7.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,302 | | 0.73 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.73 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2021 by-election

The by-election was held on 6 May 2021.
2021 Woodside by-election :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4998 | 40.9 | 6.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,212 | | 2.87 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.67 | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Croydon London Borough Council election: Woodside (3) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 4191 | 34.84 | — |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,573 | | — |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2018 Croydon council elections

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

### 2002 election
## 1978–2002 Croydon council elections

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

### 1978 election
## 1964–1978 Croydon council elections
### 1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

## 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 | Year | Mayoral candidate | Party | Winner? |
| | 2022 | Val Shawcross | Labour | N |