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Constituency

Banbury

At a glance

Banbury is a UK parliamentary constituency in South East, currently represented in the House of Commons by Sean Woodcock, a Labour MP. Sean Woodcock has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was fairly safe, won by a majority of 3,256 votes (6.8%), ranking #146 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 93.4 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Sean Woodcock
Photograph of Sean Woodcock MP ID 5328
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 93.4 %
537 of 575 eligible divisions
Region South East
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 3887
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Banbury.

Map

MP voting summary

How Sean Woodcock has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 537 of 575 eligible divisions (93.4 %).

93.4 %

Participation

274

Aye

263

No

7

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 274 / Noes 263

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Fairly safe — won by 6.8% in 2024

Majority of 3,256 votes · #146 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

66 % turnout · maj 3,256
Sean Woodcock · Labour 18,468 (38.3%)
Victoria Prentis · Conservative 15,212 (31.6%)
Paul Topley · Reform UK 6,284 (13%)
Liz Adams · Liberal Democrat 4,352 (9%)
Arron Baker · Green Party 2,615 (5.4%)
Cassi Bellingham · Independent 850 (1.8%)
Chris Nevile · Climate Party 242 (0.5%)
Declan Soper · Social Democratic Party 155 (0.3%)

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Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Banbury?

Sean Woodcock is the current MP for Banbury. Source

Which party currently holds Banbury?

Banbury is currently represented by Sean Woodcock of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Banbury?

Banbury's imported Parliament constituency ID is 3887. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Banbury?

The current MP profile for Banbury is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Banbury change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Banbury data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source