Aphra Brandreth.

Brandreth's most prominent recent action is also her biggest legislative success: she shepherded the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act through Parliament as a private members' bill, giving police in Cheshire and beyond new powers to seize livestock-worrying dogs and charge owners for kennelling costs. The legislation had failed under the previous government; Brandreth revived it after a constituent farmer raised the issue directly with her, securing cross-party support and Royal Assent in early 2026. Beyond the livestock bill, she broke from her party on all five recorded votes on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025 — voting in favour of the bill at Third Reading and supporting amendments on palliative care assessment and disability recording, while opposing tighter eligibility restrictions that most Conservative MPs backed.

Her voting participation stands at 67%, below the Commons average, though she votes with her party on 96% of divisions — a typical Conservative loyalty figure. Her stance profile shows near-total alignment with pro-business and anti-tax positions, and strong support for Lords scrutiny. The notable deviations from Conservative colleagues are on assisted dying: she sits 64 percentage points above her party average on supporting access to assisted dying, and 31 points below on opposing it. She has also pushed harder than most Conservative MPs on armed forces welfare. Speeches span economy, health, local government, social care and agriculture — 200 contributions across 114 debates since 2024.

She sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, though her speech record suggests domestic and rural concerns dominate her workload. Recent news coverage — 139 articles in the past 90 days — is broadly neutral in tone, concentrated on culture, community and crime issues in the Chester South and Eddisbury area. High-impact coverage is almost entirely tied to the livestock worrying legislation.