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Sean Woodcock

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Sean Woodcock
Member of Parliament
for Banbury
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byVictoria Prentis
Majority3,256 (6.7%)
Personal details
Born
Sean Lee Woodcock

Banbury, England
Political partyLabour
Websiteseanwoodcock.uk

Sean Lee Woodcock is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Banbury since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he gained the seat from 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.[1][2] He is the first Labour politician to be elected in the constituency since its creation and first non-Tory MP since 1922.

Early life[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. He later pursued his higher education at universities in Reading and Birmingham.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banbury | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Banbury – General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "My Story". seanwoodcock.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

External links[edit]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Banbury

2024–present
Incumbent