Sean Lee Woodcock is a British politician. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament for Banbury since the 2024 general election.[1][2]
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%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sean Lee Woodcock Banbury, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Website | seanwoodcock |
Early life and career
editWoodcock 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. He later pursued his higher education at universities in Reading and Birmingham.[3]
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.[4] Following this, Woodcock became Mayor of Banbury from 2014 to 2015,[5] becoming the youngest mayor on record.[4] He was the Labour parliamentary candidate for Banbury in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections.[4]
Parliamentary career
editIn December 2023, Woodcock was chosen as the Labour candidate for the Banbury constituency in the 2024 election.[6] 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.[7] He is the first Labour MP to be elected in the constituency since its creation and first non-Conservative MP since 1922.
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.
- ^ a b c "Sean Woodcock". Labour Party. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Past Town Mayors of Banbury Town Council". Banbury Town Council. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Cherwell Labour councillor standing to be Banbury MP". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Banbury: Victoria Prentis loses seat after nine years". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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