Vera Joan Maynard (5 July 1921 – 27 March 1998) was an English trade unionist and Labour politician. Maynard was born in Easingwold, North Yorkshire on 5 July 1921. Dubbed "Stalin's Granny" due to her left-wing views, Maynard was a leading activist in the National Union of Agricultural Workers becoming vice-president of the union and being narrowly beaten to its presidency. She joined the Labour Party in 1946 and served as a councillor on North Yorkshire County Council.