The by-election will happen in Woodside after former council leader Tony Newman stepped down. There are seven candidates vying for your vote in the Woodside by-election tomorrow (May 7). Residents will vote for a new councillor for the ward following the resignation of Tony Newman, Croydon Council’s former leader. He stepped down as a councillor at the beginning of March five months after he resigned as council leader. Mr Newman was a Labour councillor for 27 years but oversaw the council’s financial collapse. The Woodside ward is also represented by current council leader Hamida Ali and fellow Labour councillor Paul Scott.