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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1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 24 Nov 2025
2 AYEBiodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill
2 votes · 17 Nov 2025
8 NOPlanning and Infrastructure Bill
8 votes · 13 Nov 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
8 votes · 13 Nov 2025
5 NOEmployment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
5 votes · 5 Nov 2025
3 AYESentencing Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 29 Oct 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
Care Workers: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of care provided by care agencies to vulnerable people.
Parkinson’s Disease: Health Professions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of healthcare professionals with specialist training in Parkinson’s disease; and whether he consi
Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether national guidance permits (a) police forces and (b) local authority Children’s Services to facilitate a material change in a child’s place of residen
Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has considered introducing a requirement for automatic judicial oversight within a fixed timeframe where state bodies facilitate a significant cha
Custody
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of safeguarding practices on requiring parents to seek retrospective court remedies.
Biodiversity: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the biodiversity net gain de minimis threshold from 0.1 hectar
Period Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to address period poverty and ensure affordable access to menstrual products.
Marriage: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether independent celebrants will be explicitly included within the scope of the forthcoming marriage law reform proposals.
Marriage: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Department plans to consult directly with independent celebrants as part of the development of marriage law reform.
Marriage: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in considering the Law Commission’s 2022 recommendation to regulate officiants rather than venues, and how independent celebrants
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