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An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords took place on 13 July 2011, with the result announced five days later. [1] Baroness D'Souza, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, was elected after the 5th stage of counting. She took office on 5 September 2011.
On 9 May 2011, Baroness Hayman, who became the first Lord Speaker following her election in 2006, announced that she would not seek election to a second term. [2] A list of six candidates was announced on 27 June 2011: [3]
| Election of Lord Speaker, 13 July 2011 [4] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
| Crossbench |  Baroness D'Souza | 186 | 188 | 202 | 240 | 296 | ||
| Conservative | Lord Colwyn | 166 | 167 | 193 | 213 | 285 | ||
| Conservative | Lord Goodlad | 145 | 145 | 150 | 168 | - | ||
| Labour | Lord Desai | 78 | 79 | 92 | - | - | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Baroness Harris of Richmond | 62 | 65 | - | - | - | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lord Redesdale | 7 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Electorate: 770 Valid: 644 Quota: 323 Turnout: 644 | ||||||||
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