Sean Woodcock
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Sean Woodcock | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Banbury | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Prentis |
| Constituency | Banbury |
| Majority | 3,256 (6.7%) |
| Member of Cherwell District Council | |
| In office 4 May 2023 – 15 March 2025 | |
| 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 25 April 1986 Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Reading (BA) University of Birmingham (MA) |
| Website | Official website |
Sean Lee Woodcock (born 25 April 1986[1]) is a Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Banbury since 2024.[2][3]
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.[4] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Reading University, and a Master of Arts from Birmingham University.[5]
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.[6] Following this, Woodcock became Mayor of Banbury from 2014 to 2015,[7] becoming the youngest mayor on record.[6] He was the Labour parliamentary candidate for Banbury in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections.[6] He was the Labour candidate in Banbury Calthorpe ward at the 2021 Oxfordshire County Council election but was not elected.[8]
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