MP for Banbury
“Party-loyal backbencher with a centre-left tilt, notable for championing workers’ rights and housing while recording two rebel votes on end-of-life amendments.”
Sean Woodcock is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Banbury, elected in 2024. He sits on the Commons Finance Committee and on committees linked to housing and education policy, including work on the Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill.
Woodcock votes with his party on most issues (100% loyalty) but has a notably low attendance rate of 19%. He has two rebel votes, both in relation to amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, where he voted AYE against the party line. In policy terms, he generally backs workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, as well as renter protections, bus services regulation, protest rights and mental health services, while generally voting against harsher prison sentencing and against transgender rights.
Declared one financial interest: a visit outside the United Kingdom.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
7 positions
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Since Oct 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill
Since Jun 2025
Finance Committee (Commons)
Since Nov 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Sept 2025 - Oct 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
