Banbury / data
Sean Woodcock · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
471
of 504 possible
Attendance
93%
33 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
166
63 debates
Written Qs
9
5 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£119k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 122 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 94 | |
| Economy | 84 | |
| Employment | 52 | |
| Crime & Policing | 44 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 28 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 23 | 2,984 |
| Local Government | 20 | 2,913 |
| Social Care | 7 | 1,335 |
| Fiscal Policy | 9 | 1,115 |
| Cost Of Living | 7 | 848 |
| Culture Community | 3 | 824 |
| Labour Market | 4 | 813 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe right hon. Lady is being generous with her time. I ask her the same question that I posed earlier: if this is so important, why did the Conservatives not get round to doing it … EducationTechnologySocial Care | 43 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillGiven the importance that the Conservatives are placing on the ban, why did they not impose it during the 14 years that they were in government? EducationTechnologySocial Care | 26 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1780)Is there more that can be done beyond legislation in order to protect our democracy? | 15 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1780)I am Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury. | 7 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1780)Have the Government missed an opportunity in the Representation of the People Bill to tackle some of this? | 18 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1780)Can we have some idea of the assessment the Commission has made on online disinformation and misinformation, and its prevalence and impact in recent UK elections? | 26 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1780)You have all touched on the electoral system. Briefly, what do you think the Government should do in response to the concerns that you have all flagged up? | 28 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1780)The Government have suggested a commission. Would it be something like that, or do you have something else in mind? | 20 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Housing Needs: Young PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Ms Butler. When I first stood for election to this place, I did so with a mission to fix Oxfordshire’s broken housing market. … HousingEconomy JobsSocial Care | 450 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Cost of Heating OilThis crisis shows that we cannot rely on emergency payments to resolve geopolitical shocks; we need the electrification of heat in rural areas, and heat pumps play a significant pa… EnergyCost Of LivingUtilities | 74 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)The Government have a target to build 1.5 million homes over this Parliament. The Ministry told us that a robust regulatory framework will ensure that that commitment is delivered … | 45 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)Richard, you talked earlier about the value of claims going down, but the NHBC Foundation has reported that, historically, increases in the volumes of house building coincide with … | 76 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)I am Sean Woodcock, the MP for Banbury. | 8 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)It is almost amazing that there are any problems at all, given what you have just set out and the number of stages it goes through. It just seems amazing that so many seem to slip … | 37 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1154)For Taylor Wimpey and Vistry, can you talk more about some of the systemic pressures that affect the quality of new builds? I would be interested if you could lay that out a little… | 35 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 6 | 66.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 | 11.1% |
| Department for Transport | 1 | 11.1% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 11.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel have been allocated to support the drafting of (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation in pursuit of… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the report published by TYI on 18 March 2026, titled ‘Small Changes, Big Rewards: Ensuring planning connects with mobile infrastructure a… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Notice to Quit regime to reduce disruption to mobile data coverage and capacity. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his department has made of the potential economic impact of an increase in notifications to mobile telecommunications companies under the Notice to… | Pending |
| 13 May 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase military support to Ukraine. | Answered |
| 08 May 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure the accessibility of Government digital services in Banbury. | Answered |
| 08 May 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with Chiltern Railways to help prevent overcrowding. | Answered |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support veterans affected by homelessness. | Answered |
| 06 Nov 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will list every case in which Secretaries of State have granted consent under Section 128(1) of the 1972 Local Government Act for disposal of building for (… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
| Finance Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 18 Nov 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 86 | 15,573 | 13.1% |
| Accommodation | 23 | 13,063 | 11.0% |
| Staffing | 1 | 84,451 | 71.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,027 | 2.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,908 | 2.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 9,123 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 15 | 3,928 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 6 | 3,479 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 3,319 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 10 | 1,659 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 2 | 1,080 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 2 | 920 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 4 | 886 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 13 | 447 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 4 | 348 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 48 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 196 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,277 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 258 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | Professional & consultancy | 176 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,733 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 48 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 23 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Stapler and Staplers for Westminster Office. | 5 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Staple removers and Finger Cones | 7 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | A4 Paper | 5 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 1,733 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 282 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Roller Banner for Constituency Meetings | 100 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 20 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Mobile phone for staff use. | 18 | Paid |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 199 | Paid |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Deep clean of office on occupation. | 65 | Paid |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 25 | Paid |
| 03 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 23 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£883), accommodation (£649.90), food and refreshments (£270.23), value £1,803.13
Destination of visit: Jordan
Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in-action’ and meet with development experts and partners.
(Registered 14 August 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 13 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adderbury Bloxham Bodicote | Gordon Blakeway | Liberal Democrats | 1,100 | 02 May 2024 |
| Banbury Calthorpe Easington | Kieron Paul Mallon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,141 | 02 May 2024 |
| Banbury Cross Neithrop | Matt Hodgson | Labour Party | 936 | 02 May 2024 |
| Banbury Grimsbury Hightown | Dom Vaitkus | Labour Party | 842 | 02 May 2024 |
| Banbury Hardwick | Kerrie Thornhill | Labour Party | 870 | 02 May 2024 |
| Banbury Ruscote | Mark David Cherry | Labour Party | 868 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chadlington Churchill | Nigel Simon Ridpath | Liberal Democrats | 342 | 02 May 2024 |
| Charlbury Finstock | Liz Leffman | Liberal Democrats | 785 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chipping Norton | Geoff Saul | Labour Party | 1,071 | 02 May 2024 |
| Cropredy Sibfords Wroxton | Chris Brant | Liberal Democrats | 1,310 | 02 May 2024 |
| Deddington | David Owen Rogers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,244 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kingham Rollright Enstone | Alex Wilson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 475 | 02 May 2024 |
| The Bartons | Dave Jackson | Liberal Democrats | 543 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 105,309 | Electorate 73,250 (2024) |
| Median age | 41 | years |
| Degree-educated | 34.9% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 89.8% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 65.6% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 14.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.1% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.