Zöe Franklin
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Zöe Franklin is the Liberal Democrat MP for Guildford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Local Government).
358
Votes Cast
£139,207
Expenses 2024-25
8,429
Majority
47.5%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£139,207
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,294 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
322
Written Questions
33
Oral Questions
85
Debates Spoken In⚑
119
Speeches⚑
358
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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358 votes — page 7 of 15
2 AYEVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 27 Oct 2025
3 AYESentencing Bill Committee
3 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
3 votes · 21 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 AYESustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
2 AYEMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
10 NOEmployment Rights Bill
10 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
10 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(3)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Margaret Sharp
£2,000 paid in regular quarterly payments of £500
£2,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Margaret Sharp
£2,000 paid in regular quarterly payments of £500
- Name of donor
- Margaret Sharp
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £2,000 paid in regular quarterly payments of £500
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 3 April 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Membership of the National Liberal Club until 31st December 2026
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
£1,140
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
National Liberal Club
Membership of the National Liberal Club until 31st December 2026
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
- Name of donor
- National Liberal Club
- Address of donor
- 1 Whitehall Place London SW1A 2HE
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Membership of the National Liberal Club until 31st December 2026, value £1,140
- Date received
- 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
- Date accepted
- 2 January 2026
- Donor status
- unincorporated association
Registered 5 February 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
15/8/24 to 21/12/25
Membership of the National Liberal Club from 15/8/24 to 21/12/25. Estimated value based on publicly available membership information: £200 one-off joining fee plus £983.90 (annual membership fee) x 1.375 (1 year plus additional months)
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
£200
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
15/8/24 to 21/12/25
Membership of the National Liberal Club from 15/8/24 to 21/12/25. Estimated value based on publicly available membership information: £200 one-off joining fee plus £983.90 (annual membership fee) x 1.375 (1 year plus additional months)
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Name of donor
- National Liberal Club
- Address of donor
- 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Membership of the National Liberal Club from 15/8/24 to 21/12/25. Estimated value based on publicly available membership information: £200 one-off joining fee plus £983.90 (annual membership fee) x 1.375 (1 year plus additional months), value £1,552.86
- Date received
- 8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 12 July 2024
- Donor status
- unincorporated association
Registered 4 August 2024
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Zöe in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the value for money of Government-funded AI training courses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department has taken to help stop UK users accessing a suicide forum responsible for over 135 deaths in this countr
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the sufficiency of Ofcom's sufficient powers and resources to tackle a specific website linked to
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of Ofcom’s ability to implement interim business disruption measures; and whether it is her assessme
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the adequacy of its powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 to tackle a suicide forum l
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the adequacy of the pace of its ongoing investigation of a suicide forum that grooms us
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on reducing VAT for grassroots music ven
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration she has given to the VAT treatment of the proposed grassroots ticket levy on arena and stadium concerts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she will take steps to ensure that VAT collected on the grassroots ticket levy does not reduce funding intended for grassroots music venues.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made the potential merits of a temporary cut to VAT, based on grassroots music venue capacity, to stimulate grassroots music activity.
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