Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock | |
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| Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Banbury | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Prentis |
| Majority | 3,256 (6.7%) |
| Member of Cherwell District Council | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Perran Moon |
| Constituency | Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown |
| In office 3 May 2012 – 4 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Tompson |
| Succeeded by | Isabel Creed |
| Constituency | Banbury Ruscote |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sean Lee Woodcock Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Reading (BA) University of Birmingham (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Sean Lee Woodcock is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Banbury since 2024.[1] [2]
Early life and career
[edit ]Woodcock was born at Horton General Hospital in Banbury. He is the eldest of five siblings. He attended Wroxton C of E Primary School, followed by The Warriner School.[3] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Reading University, and a Master of Arts from Birmingham University.[4]
Woodcock went on to work in social housing and community investment before becoming a councillor on Cherwell District and Banbury Town councils in May 2012.[5] Following this, Woodcock became Mayor of Banbury from 2014 to 2015,[6] becoming the youngest mayor on record.[5] He was the Labour parliamentary candidate for Banbury in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections.[5] He was the Labour candidate in Banbury Calthorpe ward at the 2021 Oxfordshire County Council election but was not elected.[7]
Parliamentary career
[edit ]In December 2023, Woodcock was chosen as the Labour candidate for the Banbury constituency in the 2024 election.[8] He gained the seat from incumbent Victoria Prentis, who had represented the constituency since 2015 for the Conservative Party and was serving as Attorney General for England and Wales at the time of her defeat.[9] He is the first Labour MP to be elected in the constituency since its creation and first non-Conservative MP since 1922.
He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 17 October 2024.[10] Woodcock opposed Kim Leadbeater's bill introducing assisted suicide into law and served on the committee examining the legislation.[11]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Banbury | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Banbury – General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "My Story". seanwoodcock.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ kate123 (1 August 2019). "Sean Woodcock - Banbury, Chipping Norton & North Oxfordshire Labour Party". Banbury, Chipping Norton & North Oxfordshire Labour Party. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Sean Woodcock". Labour Party. August 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Past Town Mayors of Banbury Town Council". Banbury Town Council. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Banbury Calthorpe, 6 May 2021". Oxfordshire County Council (in Ukrainian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Cherwell Labour councillor standing to be Banbury MP". Oxford Mail. December 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Banbury: Victoria Prentis loses seat after nine years". Oxford Mail. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Banbury's MP gives his maiden speech in parliament". Banbury FM. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Who are the MPs who will scrutinise the assisted dying bill?". BBC. 11 December 2024.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Banbury 2024–present |
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