Guildford.

Guildford's Liberal Democrat MP has broken from her party once in nearly two years -- on the assisted dying bill in June 2025, where she backed New Clause 2 while most Lib Dems opposed it. That makes her a 99.7% party-line voter overall, with one meaningful deviation on a conscience vote. She is also one of the more consistent Lib Dem voices for Lords scrutiny (97% aligned) and parliamentary oversight (94%), and backed the Lords' positions repeatedly during late-April ping-pong on the English Devolution, Children's Wellbeing and Pension Schemes bills -- opposing the government at every turn alongside her party.

Franklin's participation rate of 65% sits below the Commons average, meaning she misses roughly one in three votes. Her voting record shows she leans pro-business and pro-climate action, but votes against fiscal tightening and workers' rights measures at rates that place her well below party norms. She is 21 percentage points more aligned with civil liberties than the average Lib Dem, and notably more hostile to Brexit-related sovereignty arguments (0% vs a party average of 20%). Her 174 parliamentary contributions span 94 debates, with local government, social care, and the economy dominating -- consistent with a first-term MP pushing constituency concerns.

Context from her maiden speech and early press coverage points to River Wey pollution, NHS access, child poverty, and Thames Water as recurring local preoccupations, and her speech record backs that up. She sits on the Speaker's Conference. News coverage over the past 90 days is high-volume but near-neutral in sentiment, spread across education, transport, and housing -- suggesting steady local activity without particular controversy or acclaim. No significant negative coverage is on record.