Sean Woodcock | |
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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]
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]
In December 2023,Woodcock was chosen as the Labour candidate for the Banbury constituency in the 2024 election. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9]
Banbury is an historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire,South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Cherwell is a local government district in northern Oxfordshire,England. The district was created in 1974 and takes its name from the River Cherwell,which drains south through the region to flow into the River Thames at Oxford. Towns in Cherwell include Banbury and Bicester. Kidlington is a contender for largest village in England.
West Oxfordshire is a local government district in northwest Oxfordshire,England,including towns such as Woodstock,Burford,Chipping Norton,Charlbury,Carterton and Witney,where the council is based.
Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire,England,about 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Banbury and 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population as 5,719. It was estimated at 6,254 in 2019.
Oxford West and Abingdon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Layla Moran,a Liberal Democrat.
Henley was a constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from the 2008 to 2024 by John Howell,a Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party.
Banbury is a constituency in Oxfordshire created in 1553 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Its current MP is Sean Woodcock of the Labour Party,who gained the seat at the 2024 general election.
Witney is a county constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election,and was created for the 1983 general election.
Angela Theodora Billingham,Baroness Billingham is a British Labour politician and former MEP for Northamptonshire and Blaby.
One third of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire,England is elected each year,followed by one year without election. Since the last comprehensive boundary changes in 2016,48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.
The Warriner School is a coeducational secondary school situated in Bloxham,Oxfordshire,England. The school was founded in 1971 and now has 1,500 pupils in the 11–18 age range,having opened a sixth form in September 2013. It has Technology College status and serves the villages in the northern half of the Cherwell District. It is notable for operating a large school farm.
The 2000 Cherwell District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
The 2008 Cherwell District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2011 Cherwell District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Victoria Mary Prentis,is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party,Prentis served as the Member of Parliament for Banbury from 2015 until her defeat in 2024.
The 2007 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
On 20 October 2016,a by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Witney. It took place on the same day as the Batley and Spen by-election. They were the fifth and sixth by-elections of the 56th UK Parliament.
Perran Henry Rupert Moon is a British Labour Party politician who has served as MP for Camborne and Redruth since July 2024.
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