Politics?

I hope over the next couple of weeks it becomes apparent who is standing against our current MP.
I have looked up her record, and she is an effective MP, who has local matters in mind as much as national ones.
To date I have only seen local posters asking people to vote for her, I don't think for one minute she is standing unopposed.
Time will tell.
One thing does bother me though, do you vote for the candidate who you know has the locality close to their heart, even if they are from a party you do not align yourself with, or vote for the person who belongs to the party whose policies you identify with most?