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).

378

Votes Cast

£139,207

Expenses 2024-25

8,429

Majority

47.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£139,207

Staffing£113,833
Office£17,467
Travel£4,417
Accommodation£3,490

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,294 voters

✓Liberal Democrat
22,937 votes47.5%
Conservative
14,508 votes30.0%
Reform UK
4,395 votes9.1%
Labour
3,931 votes8.1%
Green Party
2,268 votes4.7%
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment
255 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

387

Written Questions

34

Oral Questions

88

Debates Spoken In⚑

125

Speeches⚑

378

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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3 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

3 votes · 20 Oct 2026

4 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 19 Oct 2026

3 AYE

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 13 Oct 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 8 Sept 2026

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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
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
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
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending VAT refund arrangements available to schools and academies to further education colleges

Treasury19 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the VAT treatment of further education colleges ahead of the Autumn Budget 2026; and what assessment he has made of the potential mer

Treasury19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the misuse of legal aid and family court proceedings as a means of perpetrating economic abuse and coercive co

Ministry of Justice19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will conduct a review of the potential impact on families of local authority post-16 SEND transport policies that refuse transport if exceptional fi

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of opportunities for families to submit financial evidence prior to appeal decisions under local authority pos

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to undertake a review of post-16 transport policies for young people with Education, Health and Care Plans to determine the impact of tra

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the consistency of post-16 SEND transport appeal procedures used by local authorities; and whether she pla

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities comply with (a) requirements that transport arrangements for post-16 learners with spe

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mechanisms provided by local authorities for families to submit evidence of financial hardship when (a) app

Department for Education19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a statement on the democratic oversight of directing local authorities to implement fundamental SEND structural overhauls before the Educa

Department for Education19 Oct 2026
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