Will Forster.

Forster's most distinctive votes came on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025, where he broke with most Liberal Democrat colleagues twice — backing devolution protections and tighter legislative controls on advertising exemptions — and he has consistently voted against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at both Second and Third Reading, again against his party's majority. Outside Westminster, his highest-profile local interventions have been on cost-of-living: he publicly called on Surrey County Council to reverse its decision to cut food vouchers, warning of the impact on vulnerable children. He has also spoken in his capacity as a Liberal Democrat immigration spokesperson, criticising the asylum system's administration.

At 75% voting participation, Forster is below the Commons average, though not unusually so for an opposition MP with spokesperson duties. He votes with his party on 99% of divisions overall, making his rebel votes on assisted dying and tobacco genuinely notable exceptions. His stance profile shows strong alignment with parliamentary scrutiny (96%), civil liberties (94%), Lords scrutiny (95%), and climate action (85%), but he is markedly out of step with pro-workers-rights and progressive-taxation positions, suggesting a distinctly liberal rather than left-leaning outlook. He deviates from his party average most sharply on financial regulation, where he votes more favourably than most Lib Dem colleagues.

Forster sits on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, which maps directly onto his most active speech topics: local government features in 60 contributions, economy and jobs in 54, and social care in 47. His immigration speeches reflect his spokesperson role rather than purely local concerns. Woking's local news coverage over the past 90 days has been largely neutral in tone, with transport and local government dominating. Voting data extends to mid-2026; speech and news data are the most current signals available.