South East · England · 73,250Boundary · 2023

Banbury

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Banbury, Chipping Norton and Bodicote. Population 105,309.

Banbury's MP made his most conspicuous parliamentary move in June 2025, voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading -- breaking with the majority of his Labour colleagues. Woodcock also backed two restrictive amendments (Amendments 12 and 24, and New Clause 16) that the party majority rejected, while opposing Amendment 94 alongside his final vote against the bill itself. These five rebel votes on a single day represent his only departures from the Labour line in nearly 470 divisions, making assisted dying the one issue where he has publicly defied his whip. Beyond that, he has drawn local coverage for raising concerns about illegal hunting in Banbury, supporting an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s, and visiting constituency schools and charities.

At 93% voting participation and 98% party alignment, Woodcock is an engaged and highly loyal backbencher. His speech record -- 21 contributions across 16 debates, with economy and jobs, local government, and crime featuring most heavily -- reflects his committee work on the Finance Committee and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. He votes consistently with government positions on tax, criminal justice, and fiscal matters, and shows no meaningful deviation from party norms beyond a slightly lower-than-average alignment on criminal justice reform (10% versus the party's 21%).

433
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Sean Woodcock

Sean Woodcock

Labour Party

Sean Woodcock is the Labour MP for Banbury, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Banbury, Chipping Norton and Bodicote. Population 105,309.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Woodcock’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.471 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Woodcock has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
94
Economy
84
Employment
52
Crime & Policing
44
Education
39
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.13 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Adderbury Bloxham BodicoteGordon Blakeway1,100Liberal
Banbury Calthorpe EasingtonKieron Paul Mallon1,141Conserva
Banbury Cross NeithropMatt Hodgson936Labour P
Banbury Grimsbury HightownDom Vaitkus842Labour P
Banbury HardwickKerrie Thornhill870Labour P
Banbury RuscoteMark David Cherry868Labour P
Chadlington ChurchillNigel Simon Ridpath342Liberal
Charlbury FinstockLiz Leffman785Liberal
Chipping NortonGeoff Saul1,071Labour P
Cropredy Sibfords WroxtonChris Brant1,310Liberal
DeddingtonDavid Owen Rogers1,244Conserva
Kingham Rollright EnstoneAlex Wilson475Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
105,309
Electorate 73,250 · 2024 register
Median income
£31,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
19.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
56
38 primary · 6 secondary
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