List of members of the House of Lords

This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Current sitting members

Current composition of the House of Lords
Group			Sitting members
Conservative Party			272
Labour Party			187
Liberal Democrats			78
Democratic Unionist Party			6
Ulster Unionist Party			3
Green Party			2
Plaid Cymru			2
Independents			1
Non-affiliated			44
Crossbench			185
Lord Speaker			1
Lords Spiritual			25
Last updated: 15 November 2024 [update] Total number of sitting members: 806 Non-sitting members: 024

Diagram of the current composition of the House of Lords

Lords Spiritual

See also: Lords Spiritual and List of bishops in the Church of England § Diocesan bishops

Twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords: the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, and the next 21 most senior diocesan bishops (with the exception of the Bishop in Europe and the Bishop of Sodor and Man). Under the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015, female bishops take precedence over men until May 2025 to become new Lords Spiritual for the 21 seats allocated by seniority.

Bishopric	Name	Summoned to Lords	Diocesan bishop as of
Lord Archbishop of Canterbury	Justin Welby [a]	28 November 2011 [b]	2011
Lord Archbishop of York	Stephen Cottrell	10 February 2014 [c]	2010
Lord Bishop of London	Sarah Mullally	10 April 2018	2018
Lord Bishop of Durham	vacant
Lord Bishop of Winchester	Philip Mounstephen	15 November 2023	2023
Lord Bishop of Bristol	Vivienne Faull	2 October 2018 [d]	2018
Lord Bishop of Chelmsford	Guli Francis-Dehqani	25 June 2021 [e]	2021
Lord Bishop of Chichester	Martin Warner	3 January 2018	2012
Lord Bishop of Derby	Libby Lane	28 March 2019 [f]	2019
Lord Bishop of Gloucester	Rachel Treweek	7 September 2015 [g]	2015
Lord Bishop of Guildford	Andrew Watson	16 December 2021	2014
Lord Bishop of Hereford	Richard Jackson	15 November 2023	2020
Lord Bishop of Leeds	Nick Baines	3 December 2014	2011
Lord Bishop of Leicester	Martyn Snow	6 October 2022	2013
Lord Bishop of Lichfield	Michael Ipgrave	25 October 2022	2016
Lord Bishop of Lincoln	Stephen Conway	4 June 2014 [h]	2011
Lord Bishop of Manchester	David Walker	28 July 2020	2013
Lord Bishop of Newcastle	Helen-Ann Hartley	21 September 2023 [i]	2023
Lord Bishop of Norwich	Graham Usher	17 October 2023	2014
Lord Bishop of Oxford	Steven Croft	15 July 2013 [j]	2009
Lord Bishop of Peterborough	Debbie Sellin	18 October 2024	2023
Lord Bishop of Sheffield	Pete Wilcox	17 January 2023	2017
Lord Bishop of Southwark	Christopher Chessun	11 November 2014	2011
Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham	Paul Williams	19 April 2022	2015
Lord Bishop of St Albans	Alan Smith	3 October 2013	2009
Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich	Martin Seeley	17 January 2022	2015

Lords Temporal

Lords Temporal include life peers, excepted hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999 (some of whom have been elected to the House after being removed from it in 1999), and remaining law life peers.

Key

‡	Indicates peer who returned to the House after leaving it

Peer	Date joined	Party		Type	Notes
Lord Aberdare	20 July 2009		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Businessman, Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed
Baroness Adams of Craigielea	28 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Paisley North (1990–2005)
Lord Addington	17 June 1986		Liberal Democrat	Hereditary peer	President of the British Dyslexia Association
Lord Adebowale	30 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chief executive of Turning Point, chair of the NHS Confederation
Lord Adonis	16 May 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former Secretary of State for Transport (2009–2010), former chairman of European Movement UK (2021–2022)
Lord Agnew of Oulton	19 October 2017		Conservative	Life peer	Former Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation (2020–2022), former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School System (2017–2020), founder of the Inspiration Trust
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon	13 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Former Merton London Borough Councillor for Wimbledon Park (2002–2014), Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations (since 2017)
Lord Alderdice	8 October 1996		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly (1998–2004), former MLA for Belfast East (1998–2003), former member of Belfast City Council (1989–1997), former president of Liberal International (2005–2009) and former leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (1987–1998)
Lord Allan of Hallam	22 July 2010		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Sheffield Hallam (1997–2005)
Lord Allen of Kensington	2 October 2013		Labour	Life peer	Businessman, chairman of THG plc, Global Radio and 2 Sisters Food Group, former chairman of EMI, former chief executive of Granada Group and ITV plc
Lord Alli	18 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Media entrepreneur, co-creator of Survivor , former chancellor of De Montfort University, first openly gay peer in parliament
Lord Alliance	1 July 2004		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chairman of N Brown Group
Baroness Altmann	19 May 2015		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former Minister of State for Pensions (2015–2016)
Lord Alton of Liverpool	12 June 1997		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Liverpool Edge Hill (1979–1983) and for Liverpool Mossley Hill (1983–1997)
Lord Altrincham	23 June 2021		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Banker, non-executive director of The Co-operative Bank
Baroness Amos	24 September 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, former Secretary of State for International Development, former British High Commissioner to Australia, and former Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Anderson of Ipswich	10 July 2018		Crossbench	Life peer	Barrister, former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (2011–2017)
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent	18 November 2022		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Stoke-on-Trent North (2015–2019)
Lord Anderson of Swansea	28 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Swansea East (1974–2005)
Baroness Andrews	9 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Former senior researcher in the House of Commons Library (1970–1985), former parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Children, Schools and Families, former chair of English Heritage (2009–2013)
Baroness Anelay of St Johns	14 October 1996		Conservative	Life peer	Former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and former Government Chief Whip in the Lords
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom	1 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Wanstead & Woodford (1987–1997) and for North East Hampshire (1997–2015)
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top	18 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for North West Durham (1987–2010)
Earl of Arran	25 April 1983		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Sits as Baron Sudley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Lord Ashcombe	28 October 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Insurance broker and civil engineer.
Lord Ashton of Hyde	25 July 2011		Non-affiliated	Hereditary peer	Insurance broker
Baroness Ashton of Upholland	2 August 1999		Labour	Life peer	Former High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, First-Vice-President of the European Commission, European Commissioner for Trade, Leader of the House of Lords, and Lord President of the Council
Viscount Astor	4 July 1973		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman and Chairman of Silvergate Media
Earl Attlee	2 March 1992		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former Government whip
Lord Austin of Dudley	2 September 2020		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Dudley North (2005–2019)
Lord Bach	27 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former parliamentary under-secretary of state in several departments and former Minister of State for Defence Procurement
Lord Bailey of Paddington	10 July 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Member of the London Assembly (since 2016), journalist and political adviser
Lord Baker of Dorking	16 June 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Acton (1968–1970), St Marylebone (1970–1983) and Mole Valley (1983–1997), former Home Secretary (1990–1992), Secretary of State for Education and Science and of the Environment
Baroness Bakewell	21 January 2011		Labour	Life peer	Writer and broadcaster
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville	9 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Councillor on South Somerset District Council
Lord Banner	6 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Barrister
Lord Balfe	19 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former Member of the European Parliament for London (1979–2004)
Baroness Barker	31 July 1999		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Health
Baroness Barran	21 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Former hedgefund manager
Lord Bassam of Brighton	3 November 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former Labour Chief Whip in the Lords. Former leader of Brighton Council
Baroness Batters	16 August 2024		Crossbench	Life peer	Former president of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (2018–2024)
Baroness Beckett	14 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former Foreign Secretary (2006–2007), Former MP for Lincoln (1974–1979) and for Derby South (1983–2024)
Lord Beamish	15 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for North Durham (2001–2024)
Lord Beith	19 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed (1973–2015)
Lord Bellamy	14 June 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Bellingham	5 November 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for North West Norfolk (1983–1997; 2001–2019)
Baroness Benjamin	26 June 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Actress, author and television presenter
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle	7 October 2019		Green	Life peer	Former Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales
Lord Benyon	26 January 2021		Crossbench	Life peer	Lord Chamberlain and former MP for Newbury (2005–2019)
‡ Lord Berkeley	18 April 2000 [k]		Labour	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Gueterbock
Lord Berkeley of Knighton	26 March 2013		Crossbench	Life peer	Composer and music broadcaster
Baroness Berridge	18 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Former executive director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship
Baroness Bertin	2 September 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Former deputy press officer for David Cameron
Lord Best	4 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	President of the Local Government Association
Lord Bethell	19 July 2018		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Journalist, former nightclub manager.
Lord Bew	26 March 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Irish politics at Queen's University Belfast
Lord Bichard	24 March 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Former permanent secretary for the Department for Education (and later the Department for Education and Employment)
Lord Bilimoria	16 June 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Founder and chairman of Cobra Beer
Baroness Billingham	2 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Former Member of the European Parliament for Northamptonshire and Blaby (1994–1999)
Lord Bird	30 October 2015		Crossbench	Life peer	Social entrepreneur and founder of The Big Issue
Lord Birt	11 February 2000		Crossbench	Life peer	Former director-general of the BBC
Lord Black of Brentwood	9 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Executive Director of the Telegraph Media Group
Baroness Black of Strome	26 April 2021		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor and forensic anthropologist
Baroness Blackstone	18 March 1987		Labour	Life peer	Former Minister for Education and Minister for the Arts
Lord Blackwell	2 October 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit under the government of John Major from 1995 to 1997
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford	1 February 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Oxford West and Abingdon (2010–2017)
Lord Blair of Boughton	20 July 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Baroness Blake of Leeds	1 February 2021		Labour	Life peer	Former Leader of Leeds City Council
Lord Blencathra	28 February 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Penrith and The Border (1983–2010), former Minister of State for Home Affairs and former opposition chief whip
Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist	5 September 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Former political organizer
Baroness Blower	15 October 2019		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the National Union of Teachers
Lord Blunkett	28 September 2015		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Sheffield Brightside (1987–2015), former Cabinet minister(1997–2004, 2005), former Home Secretary
Lord Boateng	27 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Brent South (1987–2005), Chief Secretary to the Treasury and British High Commissioner to South Africa
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury	23 June 2004		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Lead Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Lords
Lord Booth	7 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman, chairman of the National Conservative Convention
Lord Booth-Smith	21 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Downing Street Chief of Staff under Rishi Sunak
Lord Borwick	26 July 2013		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman, founder of Modec
Lord Boswell of Aynho	8 July 2010		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Daventry (1987–2010); Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees
Lord Botham	10 September 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, chairman of Durham County Cricket Club (since 2017)
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone	24 June 2005		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for South West Surrey (1984–2005), Secretary of State for Health and Secretary of State for National Heritage
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth	9 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former leader of the Welsh Conservative Party and member of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2011
Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted	23 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former member of the European Parliament for South East England
Lord Bowness	17 January 1996		Crossbench	Life peer	Former leader of Croydon London Borough Council
Baroness Boycott	9 July 2018		Crossbench	Life peer	Journalist
Lord Bradley	12 June 2006		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Manchester Withington (1987–2005)
Lord Bradshaw	22 July 1999		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Liberal Democrats spokesperson on transport in the House of Lords
Lord Brady of Altrincham	19 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Altrincham and Sale West (1997–2024), former chairman of the 1922 Committee (2010–2019, 2019–2024).
Baroness Brady	22 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Vice-chairman of West Ham United FC and senior non-executive director of the Syco and Arcadia brands
Lord Bragg	4 August 1998		Labour	Life peer	Broadcaster and author
Baroness Bray of Coln	8 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Ealing Central and Acton (2010–2015), former member of the London Assembly for West Central (2000–2008), radio journalist
Lord Brennan	2 May 2000		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Chair of the APPG on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Viscount Bridgeman	20 January 1983		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Chartered accountant, lieutenant in the Royal Green Jackets, Knight of Malta
Lord Bridges of Headley	28 May 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
Baroness Brinton	4 February 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Executive Director of the Association of Universities in the East of England
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe	23 October 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation and former joint-general secretary of the Public Services Tax and Commerce Union
Viscount Brookeborough	10 September 1987		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh
Baroness Brown of Cambridge	30 October 2015		Crossbench	Life peer	Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
Lord Browne of Belmont	12 June 2006		Democratic Unionist	Life peer	Former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Belfast East (2007–2011)
Lord Browne of Ladyton	22 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (1997–2010) and Secretary of State for Defence
Lord Browne of Madingley	28 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chief executive of BP (1995–2007)
Baroness Browning	9 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Tiverton and Honiton (1997–2010)
Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row	9 October 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman
Lord Bruce of Bennachie	19 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Gordon from 1983 to 2015, president of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Baroness Bryan of Partick	20 June 2018		Labour	Life peer	Writer and political campaigner
Baroness Bull	11 July 2018		Crossbench	Life peer	Former ballet dancer and writer
Lord Burnett	31 May 2006		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Torridge and West Devon from 1997 to 2005
Lord Burnett of Maldon	30 October 2017		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2017–2023)
Lord Burns	20 July 1998		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chief economic advisor and permanent secretary at the treasury
Baroness Burt of Solihull	9 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Solihull (2005–2015)
Baroness Buscombe	23 July 1998		Conservative	Life peer	Chair of the Press Complaints Commission
Lord Butler of Brockwell	12 February 1998		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Baroness Butler-Sloss	13 June 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lady Justice of Appeal and former president of the Family Division of the High Court
Lord Caine	2 September 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Former political aide
Earl of Caithness	2 December 1969		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Chief of Clan Sinclair
Lord Callanan	24 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Former MEP for North East England (1999–2014)
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton	17 November 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Former prime minister (2010–2016), former Foreign Secretary (2023–2024), former MP for Witney (2001–2016), former Leader of the Opposition (2005–2010)
Lord Cameron of Dillington	29 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	President of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, former chair of the Countryside Agency
Lord Cameron of Lochiel	4 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Chief of Clan Cameron, former MSP for Highlands and Islands (2016–2024)
Lord Camoys	28 November 2023		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Entrepreneur
Baroness Campbell of Loughborough	10 November 2008		Crossbench	Life peer	Chairman of UK Sport
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem	13 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former leader of the Liberal Democrats (2006–07), former MP for North East Fife (1987–2015)
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton	30 March 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, former chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence and former commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission
Lord Campbell-Savours	4 July 2001		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Workington (1979–2001)
Viscount Camrose	6 April 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Business manager and consultant
‡ Lord Carey of Clifton	1 November 2002 [l]		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Carlile of Berriew	27 July 1999		Crossbench	Life peer	Deputy High Court judge, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, president of the Howard League for Penal Reform and former MP
Lord Carrington	4 December 2018		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Lord Great Chamberlain (since 2022), businessman, Deputy lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Carrington of Fulham	11 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Fulham (1987–1997)
Lord Carter of Barnes	15 October 2008		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former chief executive of Ofcom, group chief executive at Brunswick Group LLP and former Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting
Lord Carter of Coles	8 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Chairman of the NHS Pathology review panel
Lord Carter of Haslemere	30 October 2019		Crossbench	Life peer	Lawyer
Baroness Casey of Blackstock	30 October 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Victims' Commissioner
Lord Cashman	23 September 2014		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MEP for West Midlands, former actor
Baroness Cass	22 August 2024		Crossbench	Life peer	Paediatrician, author of the Cass Review, former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
‡ Earl Cathcart	9 March 2007 [m]		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Chief of the Name and Arms of Clan Cathcart
Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice	6 September 2016		Crossbench	Life peer	Journalist, academic and former director of the Number 10 Policy Unit
Lord Chadlington	16 October 1996		Conservative	Life peer	Former chairman, former chief executive and currently executive director of Huntsworth; former director of Halifax
Baroness Chakrabarti	6 September 2016		Labour	Life peer	Former director of Liberty
‡ Viscount Chandos	19 April 2000 [n]		Labour	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Lyttelton of Aldershot
Baroness Chapman of Darlington	1 February 2021		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Darlington (2010–2019)
‡ Lord Chartres	7 November 2017 [o]		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Bishop of London
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen	16 September 2014		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Queen's companion, former spokesperson for the Cabinet Office
Lord Choudrey	9 October 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman and philanthropist
Lord Christopher	30 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former chairman of the Tyre Industry Economic Development Council, former vice-president of the Building Societies Association, former general secretary of the Inland Revenue Staff Federation
‡ Earl of Clancarty	28 June 2010 [p]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Sits as Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Baroness Clark of Calton	21 June 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Edinburgh Pentlands (1997–2005) and judge of the Inner House of the Court of Session in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
Lord Clark of Windermere	2 July 2001		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Colne Valley (1970–1974) and for South Shields (1979–2001) and chair of the Forestry Commission
Lord Clarke of Hampstead	29 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former chairman of the Labour Party, former deputy general secretary of the Union of Communication Workers
Lord Clarke of Nottingham	4 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Rushcliffe (1970–2019), Lord Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary
Lord Clement-Jones	17 July 1998		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former head of legal services and legal director of London Weekend Television and Grand Metropolitan respectively and former group secretary of Kingfisher plc, chairman of Environmental Context Ltd
Lord Coaker	3 February 2021		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Gedling (1997–2019)
Baroness Cohen of Pimlico	3 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Author and former governor of the BBC
Lord Colgrain	27 March 2017		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former High Sheriff of Kent, Deputy Lieutenant of Kent
Lord Collins of Highbury	20 January 2011		Labour	Life peer	Former assistant general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and former general secretary of the Labour Party
Viscount Colville of Culross	25 July 2011		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Television producer and director
Lord Cooper of Windrush	17 September 2014		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Co-founder of the research and strategy consultancy Populus Ltd, former Director of Strategy in the Cameron–Clegg coalition
Earl of Cork and Orrery	19 July 2016		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Sits as Baron Boyle of Marston, in the Peerage of Great Britain; his senior titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Earl of Courtown	24 July 1979		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Sits as Baron Saltersford, in the Peerage of Great Britain; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Baroness Coussins	23 March 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chief executive of the Portman Group
Baroness Cox	24 January 1983		Crossbench	Life peer	Founder of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, former chancellor of Bournemouth University and of Liverpool Hope University, former nurse and sociology lecturer, longest-serving life-peer.
Lord Craig of Radley	30 July 1991		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Viscount Craigavon	26 July 1974		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Chartered accountant
Lord Crathorne	25 May 1977		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former director of (variously) Blakeney Hotels Ltd, Woodhouse Securities Ltd, Hand Picked Hotels, Cliveden Ltd
Baroness Crawley	24 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former chair of the Women's National Commission
Lord Crisp	28 April 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chief executive of the NHS
‡ Lord Cromwell	10 April 2014 [q]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Businessman, executive chair of Banking Competition Remedies Ltd
Lord Cruddas	27 January 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Banker, businessman and former Conservative Party Co-Treasurer
Lord Cryer	15 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Hornchurch (1997–2005) and Leyton and Wanstead (2010–2024)
Baroness Cumberlege	18 May 1990		Conservative	Life peer	Vice President of the Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwives
Lord Cunningham of Felling	27 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Whitehaven (1970–1983) and for Copeland (1983–2005), Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lord Currie of Marylebone	1 October 1996		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chairman of Ofcom
Lord Curry of Kirkharle	13 October 2011		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chair of NFU Mutual
Baroness D'Souza	1 July 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord Speaker, formerly Convenor of the Crossbench peers
Lord Dannatt	19 January 2011		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army
Lord Darroch of Kew	11 November 2019		Crossbench	Life peer	Former British Ambassador to the United States
Lord Darzi of Denham	12 July 2007		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Professor of surgery at Imperial College London
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova	22 March 2006		Labour	Life peer	Former Advocate General for Scotland, author of Judicial Review in Scotland, and the International Commission of Jurists' chef de mission for Egypt in 1998
Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links	16 July 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party
Lord Davies of Brixton	18 September 2020		Labour	Life peer	Former trade unionist, actuary and member of the Greater London Council
Lord Davies of Gower	10 October 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Gower (2015–2017)
Lord de Clifford	26 September 2023		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Veterinarian
Lord de Mauley	15 March 2005		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Master of the Horse, Royal Wessex Yeomanry officer
Lord Dear	15 June 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Former HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and former chief constable of West Midlands police
Lord Deben	21 June 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Lewisham West (1970–1974), for Eye (1979–1983) and for Suffolk Coastal (1983–2010) and Secretary of State for the Environment 1993–97; former chairman of environment consultancy company Sancroft International and of Veolia Water
Baroness Deech	5 October 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (since 2023), former chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (1994–2002), former Principal of St Anne's College, Oxford (2001–2004), former professor of law at Gresham College, former chair of the Bar Standards Board
Lord Deighton	1 November 2012		Conservative	Life peer	Chief executive, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Lord Desai	5 June 1991		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor Emeritus of Economics at the London School of Economics
Earl of Devon	12 July 2018		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Barrister
Lord Dholakia	24 October 1997		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chair of Nacro
Lord Dobbs	18 December 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Author
Lord Dodds of Duncairn	18 September 2020		Democratic Unionist	Life peer	Former MP for Belfast North (2001–2019)
Baroness Donaghy	26 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former chair of ACAS
Lord Donoughue	21 May 1985		Labour	Life peer	Visiting Professor of Government at the London School of Economics
Baroness Doocey	21 December 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chair of the London Assembly and has run DD Enterprises Management Consultancy
Lord Douglas-Miller	15 December 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biosecurity, Animal Health and Welfare
Baroness Drake	20 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former president of the Trades Union Congress and commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Lord Drayson	1 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Co-founder and former chief executive of PowderJect Pharmaceuticals
Lord Dubs	27 September 1994		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Battersea South (1979–1983) and for Battersea (1983–1987), director of the Refugee Council, chair of Liberty and chair of the Broadcasting Standards Commission
Lord Duncan of Springbank	14 July 2017		Conservative	Life peer	Under-Secretary of State for Scotland and former MEP for Scotland
Earl of Dundee	28 October 1983		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Farmer, Chief of Clan Scrymgeour, honorary consul for Croatia in Edinburgh
Lord Dunlop	26 May 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Lord Dykes	21 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Harrow East (1970–1997)
Lord Eames	25 August 1995		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh
Baroness Eaton	21 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Chairman of the Local Government Association
Lord Eatwell	14 July 1992		Labour	Life peer	Former president of Queens' College, Cambridge (1996–2020), former professor of financial policy at Cambridge Judge Business School, former chair of the British Library Board (2001–2006)
‡ Viscount Eccles	24 March 2005 [r]		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman, chairman of the Bowes Museum Trust, soldier
Baroness Eccles of Moulton	10 May 1990		Conservative	Life peer	As the wife of Viscount Eccles, she is also entitled to the style "Viscountess Eccles"
Earl of Effingham	28 October 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Financier
Lord Elis-Thomas	18 September 1992		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Meirionnydd (1974 – 1983) and for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (1983–1992), presiding officer of the National Assembly for Wales and leader of Plaid Cymru
Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard	16 August 2024		Ulster Unionist	Life peer	MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (2003–2015, since 2022), former MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone (2015–2017), former Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (2010–2012).
Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell	6 February 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Political strategist and lobbyist, founder of TaxPayers' Alliance and Big Brother Watch, chief executive of Vote Leave and campaign director for NOtoAV
Lord Empey	15 January 2011		Ulster Unionist	Life peer	Former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party
Earl of Erroll	30 June 1978		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Lord High Constable of Scotland and Chief of Clan Hay, soldier, marketing and computer consultant
Lord Etherton	23 December 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Master of the Rolls (2016–2021) and Chancellor of the High Court (2013–2016)
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park	12 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal, former director of the New Schools Network and deputy director at Policy Exchange
Lord Evans of Rainow	9 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Weaver Vale (2010–2017)
Lord Evans of Watford	28 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Chairman of several publishing companies
Lord Evans of Weardale	3 December 2014		Crossbench	Life peer	Former director of the Security Service
‡ Lord Fairfax of Cameron	26 November 2015 [s]		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Barrister
Baroness Fairhead	19 October 2017		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chairman of the BBC Trust
Lord Falconer of Thoroton	14 May 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former Lord Chancellor
Baroness Falkner of Margravine	2 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Chief executive of Student Partnerships Worldwide
Baroness Fall	22 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff
Lord Farmer	5 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Founding partner of RK Mine Finance group, trustee of the Kingham Hill Trust and Conservative Party co-treasurer
Lord Faulkner of Worcester	14 July 1999		Labour	Life peer	Communications advisor to the Leader of the Labour Party in the 1987, 1992 and 1997 general elections
Lord Faulks	21 July 2010		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Recorder, chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation
Baroness Featherstone	20 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Hornsey and Wood Green (2005–2015)
Lord Fellowes of West Stafford	12 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, chairman of the RNIB appeal for Talking Books and vice-president of the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
Lord Filkin	29 July 1999		Labour	Life peer	Former parliamentary under-secretary of state in various government departments
Lord Fink	18 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	CEO and chairman of the Man Group, the largest listed hedge fund company in the world
Lord Finkelstein	11 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Current Executive Editor of The Times
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff	28 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Palliative Medicine at the Cardiff University School of Medicine and former president of the Royal Society of Medicine
Baroness Finn	14 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former special adviser at the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Baroness Fleet	15 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Chair of Arts Council London and former newspaper editor and political advisor
Lord Flight	13 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Arundel and South Downs (1997–2005)
Baroness Fookes	30 September 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Merton and Morden (1970–1974) and for Plymouth Drake (1974–1997), chair of the RSPCA and deputy speaker of the House of Commons
Baroness Ford	5 June 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Chair of the London 2012 Olympic Park Legacy Company, former chief executive of Good Practice Limited, managing director (Social Infrastructure and Development) of Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, chairman of Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company and president of Epilepsy Action
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean	14 July 1999		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Stirling (1983–1997)and Secretary of State for Scotland
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee	9 November 2022		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former First Minister of Northern Ireland, former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, broadcaster, presenter on GB News
Lord Foster of Bath	7 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Bath (1992–2015)
Baroness Foster of Oxton	29 January 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Former MEP for North West England (1999–2004; 2009–2019)
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock	16 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for South Ayrshire (1979–1983) and for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (1983–2005), and MSP (2007–2011), former chairman of Hearts Football club and president of the Caribbean Council
Lord Fowler	3 July 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord Speaker, former chairman of the House of Lords Communications Select Committee and former MP
Lord Fox	11 September 2014		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	PR director at GKN engineering and former Liberal Democrat chief executive
Baroness Fox of Buckley	14 September 2020		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MEP for North West England (2019–2020)
Lord Framlingham	14 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Central Suffolk (1983–1997) and Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons
Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie	26 January 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Chief executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland
Baroness Freeman of Steventon	5 June 2024		Crossbench	Life peer	Science communicator and former television producer
Lord Freyberg	7 March 1994		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Freelance editor and assistant editor for post-production in TV and film
Lord Frost	12 August 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Designated National Security Adviser and former British ambassador to Denmark
Lord Fuller	8 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Leader of South Norfolk District Council (since 2007)
Lord Gadhia	31 August 2016		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Investment banker and Conservative Party donor
Baroness Gale	4 August 1999		Labour	Life peer	President of National Association of Old Age Pensioners, Wales and president of Treherbert and District British Legion
Baroness Garden of Frognal	15 October 2007		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Vice President of the Institute of Export
Lord Gardiner of Kimble	23 June 2010		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Senior Deputy Speaker and deputy chief executive of the Countryside Alliance
Lord Garnier	22 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Harborough (1992–2017)
Lord Gascoigne	10 July 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Political adviser and secretary to Boris Johnson
Lord Geddes	20 March 1975		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, lieutenant-commander in the Royal Naval Reserve
Lord German	24 June 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former Deputy First Minister of Wales
Lord Giddens	16 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics of sociology and social theory with fifteen honorary degrees from other universities, author of The Politics of Climate Change
Lord Gilbert of Panteg	30 September 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
‡ Earl of Glasgow	17 January 2005 [t]		Liberal Democrat	Hereditary peer	Chief of Clan Boyle, sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, television documentary producer
Lord Glasman	4 February 2011		Labour	Life peer	Senior lecturer in political theory at London Metropolitan University
Lord Glenarthur	21 June 1977		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman, consultant, pilot, governor and a trustee of King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes, former government minister
Lord Glendonbrook	1 February 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Owner of BMI
Lord Goddard of Stockport	15 September 2014		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former leader of Stockport Council
Lord Godson	25 January 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Chair of Policy Exchange and former political aide, political candidate, author and journalist
Baroness Gohir	24 June 2022		Crossbench	Life peer	Women's rights campaigner, CEO of Muslim Women’s Network UK
Lord Gold	1 February 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Lawyer
Baroness Goldie	3 October 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament (2005–2011)
Baroness Golding	13 July 2001		Labour	Life peer	Radiographer and former MP
Lord Goldsmith	29 July 1999		Labour	Life peer	Former Attorney General for England and Wales
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park	7 January 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Richmond Park, Minister of State for Environment and International Development
Lord Goodman of Wycombe	11 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Wycombe (2001–2010), journalist, editor of the political blog ConservativeHome, former news editor at Catholic Herald, former lead writer with The Daily Telegraph
Viscount Goschen	15 July 1988		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former stockbrocker and conservationist
Baroness Goudie	21 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Activist, former European director of public affairs for the World Wide Fund for Nature
Lord Grabiner	26 July 1999		Crossbench	Life peer	Head of Chambers at One Essex Court and deputy High Court Judge
Lord Grade of Yarmouth	25 January 2011		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former chairman of the BBC Board of Governors
‡ Lord Grantchester	31 October 2003 [u]		Labour	Hereditary peer	Former director of Littlewoods and former chairman of the Dairy Farmers of Britain,
Lord Grayling	20 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Epsom and Ewell (2001 –2024), Lord Chancellor (2012–2015), Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council and Secretary of State for Transport
Lord Green of Deddington	28 November 2014		Crossbench	Life peer	Former British ambassador
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint	16 November 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Former group chairman of HSBC
Baroness Greenfield	18 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Synaptic Pharmacology at Oxford University and former director of the Royal Institution
Lord Greenhalgh	16 April 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire Former Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime, medical company executive and political candidate
Lord Greenway	8 October 1975		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Former chairman of The World Ship Trust
Baroness Grender	4 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former head of communications for the Liberal Democrats
Baroness Grey-Thompson	23 March 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Former paralympic athlete
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port	30 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former president of the Methodist Conference
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach	5 February 1991		Conservative	Life peer	Vice-president of the Nature in Art trust and vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs International
Lord Grimstone of Boscobel	8 April 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Minister of State for Investment and former bank executive and civil servant
Lord Grocott	2 July 2001		Labour	Life peer	Former presenter and producer at Central Television and former MP
Baroness Gustafsson	15 November 2024		Labour	Life peer	Businesswoman, Minister of State for Investment
‡ Lord Hacking	19 November 2021 [v]		Labour	Hereditary peer	Lawyer, arbitrator and mediator.
Viscount Hailsham	12 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham (1979–2010); hereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe.
Lord Hain	22 October 2015		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Neath (1991–2015)
Baroness Hale of Richmond	12 January 2004		Crossbench	Law life peer	Former president of the Supreme Court (2017–2020), Deputy President of the Supreme Court (2013–2017), Justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2020) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–2009)
Lord Hall of Birkenhead	19 March 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Chief executive of the Royal Opera House, former director of news at the BBC, chairman of Creative & Cultural Skills and former chair of the Royal Television Society
Baroness Hallett	11 October 2019		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lady Justice of Appeal
Lord Hameed	27 March 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Chairman of Alpha Hospital Group, chairman and chief executive officer of the London International Hospital, former executive director and chief executive officer of the Cromwell Hospital, president of The Little Foundation and chairman of The Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths
Lord Hamilton of Epsom	17 June 2005		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Epsom and Ewell (1978–2001) and former chairman of the 1922 Committee
Lord Hammond of Runnymede	30 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lord Hampton	25 October 2022		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Photographer
Baroness Hamwee	6 June 1991		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Vice president of Parity and former chair of the London Assembly
Lord Hannan of Kingsclere	25 January 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Former MEP for South East England (1999–2020)
Lord Hannay of Chiswick	19 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Former senior diplomat
Lord Hannett of Everton	12 March 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Lord Hanson of Flint	19 July 2024		Labour	Life peer	Minister of State in the Home Office, former MP for Delyn (1992–2019)
‡ Viscount Hanworth	30 March 2011 [w]		Labour	Hereditary peer	Economist, Professor of Econometrics and Computational Statistics at the University of Leicester
Lord Hardie	21 May 1997		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord Advocate and former Senator of the College of Justice
Baroness Harding of Winscombe	15 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Chief executive of TalkTalk Group
Lord Harlech	21 July 2021		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Landowner, business manager and consultant, army reservist with the London Guards
Baroness Harman	19 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former Leader of the Opposition (2010, 2015), former MP for Peckham (1982–1997) and for Camberwell and Peckham (1997–2024)
‡ Lord Harries of Pentregarth	30 June 2006 [x]		Crossbench	Life peer	Gresham Professor of Divinity, former Bishop of Oxford; chair of the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority Ethics and Law Committee and former chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Stem Cell Research
Lord Harrington of Watford	15 March 2022		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Watford (2010–2019), Minister of State for Refugees
Lord Harris of Haringey	5 August 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former chair of the Association of London Government, former leader of Haringey Borough Council, former chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority, member of the London Assembly and chair of Freedom
Lord Harris of Peckham	11 January 1996		Conservative	Life peer	Chairman of Carpetright
Baroness Harris of Richmond	6 August 1999		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chair of the Industry and Parliament Trust, president of the National Association of Chaplains to the Police and former chair of North Yorkshire County Council and Police Authority
Lord Haselhurst	22 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Middleton and Prestwich (1970–1974) and for Saffron Walden (1977–2017), and Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons)
Lord Haskel	4 October 1993		Labour	Life peer	President of the Environment Industries Commission, former international president of The Textile Institute
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick	12 October 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Vice-president of Catch22, ambassador of Make Justice Work
Lord Haughey	18 September 2013		Labour	Life peer	Businessman and philanthropist
Lord Hay of Ballyore	16 December 2014		Democratic Unionist	Life peer	Former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Baroness Hayman	2 January 1996		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Welwyn and Hatfield (1974–1979), Lord Speaker (2006–11), chair of Cancer Research UK, chair of the Human Tissue Authority and chair of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Baroness Hayman of Ullock	9 September 2020		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Workington (2015–2019)
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town	22 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	General secretary of the Fabian Society (1976–1982), chief executive of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (1990–1996) and Chair of the Labour Party (2007–2008)
Lord Hayward	28 September 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Psephologist, Former MP for Kingswood (1983–1992) and former business and charity executive
Baroness Hazarika	14 March 2024		Labour	Life peer	Journalist and political adviser
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill	19 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former political aide
Baroness Helic	18 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Government special adviser on preventing sexual violence in conflict zones
Lord Hendy	15 October 2019		Labour	Life peer	Barrister
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill	17 November 2022		Labour	Life peer	Chairman of Network Rail and former Commissioner of Transport for London
Lord Henley	28 February 1978		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Sits as Baron Northington, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield	8 November 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London
Lord Herbert of South Downs	1 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Arundel and South Downs (2005–2019)
Lord Hermer	18 July 2024		Labour	Life peer	Attorney General for England and Wales (since 2024), Advocate General for Northern Ireland (since 2024)
Lord Heseltine	12 July 2001		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Tavistock (1966–1974) for Henley (1974–2001), Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Defence, Environment and President of the Board of Trade
Lord Hill of Oareford	27 May 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Former European Commissioner for Financial Stability Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, former Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools
Lord Hintze	3 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman and philanthropist, founder of asset management firm CQS
Baroness Hodge of Barking	14 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Barking (1994–2024), former leader of Islington London Borough Council (1982–1992), former chair of the Fabian Society (1998–1999)
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger	16 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Conservative politician
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts	7 June 2000		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Walsall North (1976–1979)
Baroness Hoey	14 September 2020		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Vauxhall (1989–2019)
Lord Hoffmann	21 February 1995		Crossbench	Law life peer	Former Law Lord and Professor of Law at Queen Mary College, University of London
Lord Hogan-Howe	7 November 2017		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Baroness Hogg	3 February 1995		Crossbench	Life peer	As the wife of Viscount Hailsham, she is also entitled to the style "Viscountess Hailsham"
Lord Hollick	20 June 1991		Labour	Life peer	Business executive and former banker, businessman and print-media executive
Baroness Hollins	15 November 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of the psychiatry of learning disability at St George's, University of London, former president of the Royal Society of Psychiatrists
Lord Holmes of Richmond	13 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former swimmer, Paralympian, journalist and solicitor
Baroness Hooper	10 June 1985		Conservative	Life peer	President of Waste Watch, president of the European Foundation For Heritage Skills, and president of Good Guy's Cancer Appeal
Lord Hope of Craighead	28 February 1995		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and former Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Lord Horam	4 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Gateshead West (1970–1983) and for Orpington (1992–2010)
Lord Houchen of High Leven	12 July 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Tees Valley Mayor (since 2017), former councillor on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (2011–2017)
Lord Houghton of Richmond	20 November 2017		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Howard of Lympne	13 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Folkestone and Hythe (1983–2010), Home Secretary, Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition
Lord Howard of Rising	4 June 2004		Conservative	Life peer	Director of Fortress Holdings
Baroness Howarth of Breckland	25 June 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, former chief executive of ChildLine and vice-chair of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation
Lord Howarth of Newport	15 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Stratford-Upon-Avon (1983–1997) and for Newport East (1997–2005)
Earl Howe	30 October 1984		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Deputy Leader of the House and Minister of State for Defence
Lord Howell of Guildford	6 June 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Guildford (1966–1997), Secretaries of State for Energy and Transport
Baroness Hughes of Stretford	15 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former head of the Department of Social Policy at the University of Manchester and former Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families and former MP for Stretford and Urmston (1997–2010)
Baroness Humphreys	18 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former AM for North Wales and President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green	16 October 2019		Crossbench	Life peer	Foinistertive of Stonewall
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath	20 October 1997		Labour	Life peer	President of the Royal Society for Public Health and former chief executive of the NHS Confederation, and former director of its two predecessor organisations
Lord Hunt of Wirral	20 October 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Wirral (1976–1983) for Wirral West (1983–1997); Partner at the law firm Beachcroft LLP
Lord Hussain	20 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Deputy Group Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Luton Borough Council
Baroness Hussein-Ece	25 June 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former non-executive director of Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust, and former equality and human rights commissioner
Lord Hutton of Furness	27 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Barrow and Furness (1992–2010), Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and Secretary of State for Defence
Lord Inglewood	23 November 1989		Non-affiliated	Hereditary peer	Barrister and chartered surveyor
Lord Irvine of Lairg	25 March 1987		Labour	Life peer	Former Lord Chancellor
Lord Jackson of Peterborough	16 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Peterborough (2005–2017), former councilor on the Ealing Borough Council (1990–1998)
Lord James of Blackheath	9 June 2006		Conservative	Life peer	Corporate trouble-shooter and former agent for MI5
Lord Jamieson	11 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former leader of the Central Bedfordshire Council and former chair of the Local Government Association
Baroness Janke	24 September 2014		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former leader of Bristol City Council
Lord Janvrin	10 October 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Permanent Lord-in-waiting; former Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Lord Jay of Ewelme	18 September 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Former permanent secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and head of the Diplomatic Service
Baroness Jay of Paddington	29 July 1992		Labour	Life peer	Chairman of the House of Lords Constitution Committee
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington	26 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	PR consultant, and active in promoting women in Parliament
Lord Johnson of Lainston	19 October 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Minister of State for Investment, hedge fund manager, financier and former councilor for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2006–2010)
Lord Johnson of Marylebone	12 October 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Orpington (2010–2019)
Lord Jones	6 July 2001		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for East Flintshire 1970–1983 and for Alyn & Deeside 1983–2001
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb	20 September 2013		Green	Life peer	Green Party politician and former 2nd Statutory Deputy Mayor of London and Member of the London Assembly
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch	5 June 2006		Labour	Life peer	Director of Policy and Public Affairs at UNISON and former chair of the Labour Party
Lord Jopling	5 June 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Westmorland (1964–1983) and for Westmorland and Lonsdale (1983–1997)
Lord Jordan	5 June 2000		Labour	Life peer	Former president of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union, former general secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, former governor of both the BBC and the London School of Economics
Lord Kakkar	22 March 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Surgical Sciences at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University
Lord Kamall	28 January 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Professor of Politics and International Relations at St Mary's University and former MEP for London (2005–2019)
Baroness Keeley	13 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Worsley and Eccles South (2010–2024) and Worsley (2005–2010), former Member of Trafford Council for Priory (1995–2004)
Lord Keen of Elie	8 June 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Lawyer, Conservative Party politician and former Advocate General for Scotland and Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party
Lord Kempsell	11 July 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Political journalist, former political director of the Conservative Party and former director of the Conservative Research Department
Baroness Kennedy of Cradley	19 September 2013		Labour	Life peer	Political aide, politician and former deputy general secretary of the Labour Party
Lord Kennedy of Southwark	21 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Labour Party official, politician and Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws	27 October 1997		Labour	Life peer	Criminal and human rights lawyer, chair of JUSTICE
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard	30 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Permanent Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and head of the Diplomatic Service
Lord Kestenbaum	24 January 2011		Labour	Life peer	Chief executive of National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
Lord Khan of Burnley	4 February 2021		Labour	Life peer	Former MEP for North West England (2017–2019)
Baroness Kidron	25 June 2012		Crossbench	Life peer	Film director
Lord Kilclooney	17 July 2001		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Strangford (1998–2007), former MEP for Northern Ireland (1979–1989)
Lord King of Bridgwater	9 July 2001		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Bridgwater (1970–2001), Environment Secretary, Transport Secretary, Employment Secretary, Northern Ireland Secretary and chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee
Lord King of Lothbury	19 July 2013		Crossbench	Life peer	Former governor of the Bank of England
Baroness Kingsmill	1 June 2006		Labour	Life peer	Former deputy chair of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission and of the Competition Commission
Lord Kinnock	28 January 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Bedwellty (1970–1983) for Islwyn (1983–1995), Leader of the Labour Party 1983–92, European Commissioner for Transport and Administrative Reform and Vice-President of the European Commission
Earl of Kinnoull	6 February 2015		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	President of the Royal Caledonian Ball Trust and commanding officer of the Atholl Highlanders
Lord Kirkham	23 July 1999		Conservative	Life peer	Executive Chairman of DFS Furniture Company Ltd
Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate	7 October 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Former MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber (1999–2016) and MP for Leeds North East (1987–1997)
Lord Knight of Weymouth	23 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for South Dorset (2001–2010)
Baroness Kramer	22 December 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former vice-president of Citibank, director and co-founder of International Capital Partners, former MP for Richmond Park (2005–2010) and Minister of State for Transport (2013–2015)
Lord Krebs	28 March 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford, former chair of the Food Standards Agency, member of the committee on climate change and chair of adaptation sub-committee, chair of the Royal Society Science Policy Advisory Group
Baroness Laing of Elderslie	22 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Epping Forest (1997–May 2024)
Lord Laming	27 July 1998		Crossbench	Life peer	Psychiatric social worker and chairman of the Harold Shipman inquiry and the Baby P inquiry
Lord Lamont of Lerwick	24 July 1998		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Kingston-upon-Thames (1972–1997) and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Baroness Lampard	17 November 2022		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former barrister
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton	16 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Milton Keynes North (2010–2019) and for North East Milton Keynes (2005–2010)
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho	25 March 2013		Crossbench	Life peer	Chancellor of the Open University, businesswoman and philanthrope
Lord Lansley	5 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for South Cambridgeshire (1997–2015) and Leader of the House of Commons
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon	6 September 2013		Labour	Life peer	Former chancellor of De Montfort University, campaigner for police reform and mother of Stephen Lawerence
Baroness Lawlor	3 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Founder of the think tank Politeia
Lord Layard	3 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Emeritus Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics
Baroness Lea of Lymm	31 October 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Political economist and former civil servant, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group
Lord Lebedev	19 November 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Businessman, owner of Lebedev Holdings Ltd (The Evening Standard, The Independent, London Live) and son of Alexander Lebedev
Lord Lee of Trafford	26 May 2006		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Nelson and Colne (1979–1983) for Pendle (1983–1992)
Earl of Leicester	23 June 2021		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former officer in the Scots Guards, former equerry to the Duke of Kent
Lord Leigh of Hurley	16 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former accountant, banker and Treasurer of the Conservative Party
Lord Lennie	22 September 2014		Labour	Life peer	Former deputy secretary general of the Labour Party
Lord Leong	31 October 2022		Labour	Life peer	Former barrister, founder of Cavendish Publishing
Lord Levene of Portsoken	22 July 1997		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chairman of Lloyd's of London and former vice chairman of Deutsche Bank
Lord Levy	23 September 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former special envoy to the Middle East, President of JFS, President of Sense & Sense International, President of Jewish Care
Lord Lexden	23 December 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Former consultant and editor in chief of the Conservative Research Department and former lecturer in modern history
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke	7 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Monklands East (1994–1997) and for Airdrie and Shotts (1997–2005), British High Commissioner to Australia and Secretary of State for Scotland
Lord Liddle	19 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Chairman of the International Think Tank Policy Network and former chairman of the Public Policy Centre and former managing director of Prima Europe Ltd, a consultancy company
Lord Lilley	18 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP, Secretary of State for Social Security, for Trade and Industry, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
Earl of Lindsay	21 December 1989		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman, president of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, former president of the National Trust of Scotland
Lord Lingfield	17 December 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Chairman of the League of Mercy Foundation, former director-general of St. John Ambulance and advocate of free schools
Lord Lipsey	30 July 1999		Labour	Life peer	Journalist, former chairman of the Fabian Society and political advisor to Anthony Crosland
Baroness Lister of Burtersett	31 January 2011		Labour	Life peer	Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University
Lord Lisvane	11 December 2014		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Clerk of the House of Commons
Lord Livermore	21 October 2015		Labour	Life peer	Strategy and communications consultant
Earl of Liverpool	23 October 1969		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman
Lord Livingston of Parkhead	12 July 2013		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former Minister for Trade and Investment
‡ Lord Londesborough	23 June 2021 [y]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Businessman, chairman and director of Tussell Limited
Lord Loomba	12 January 2011		Crossbench	Life peer	Executive chairman of the Rinku Group and pioneer of widow's rights
Lord Low of Dalston	13 June 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Chairman of the Royal National Institute for the Blind, Professor of Law and Criminology at the University of Leeds
Lord Lucas	21 February 1992		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Chartered accountant, publisher and editor of The Good Schools Guide
Baroness Ludford	30 September 1997		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	MEP for London (1999–2014)
Lord Lupton	6 October 2015		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Bank executive and former Co-Treasurer of the Conservative Party
‡ Earl of Lytton	16 May 2011 [z]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Chartered surveyor
Lord McColl of Dulwich	25 July 1989		Conservative	Life peer	Professor Emeritus of Surgery at Guy's Hospital, associated with King's College London
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale	28 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former First Minister of Scotland
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown	19 June 2018		Democratic Unionist	Life peer	Former MP for South Antrim (2000–2001, 2005–2015) and for Mid Ulster (1983–1997)
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven	12 July 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Director of Public Prosecutions
Lord McDonald of Salford	27 January 2021		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and British ambassador to Germany and to Israel
Lord McFall of Alcluith	17 June 2010		Lord Speaker	Life peer	Former Senior Deputy Speaker, former chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee and former MP
Baroness McGregor-Smith	16 October 2015		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Businesswoman and former CEO of Mitie Group PLC
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning	1 September 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Former Councillor on the Edinburgh City Council
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall	3 August 1999		Labour	Life peer	Former associate producer at the Royal Shakespeare Company, former executive director of the Royal National Theatre
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering	6 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Vale of York (1997–2010) and for Thirsk and Malton (2010–2015)
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate	17 July 1998		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former chief superintendent in the Durham Constabulary, former president of the Police Superintendents' Association
Lord Mackinlay of Richborough	23 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for South Thanet (2015–2024), former acting leader of the UK Independence Party (1997)
Lord McLoughlin	8 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for West Derbyshire (1986–2010) and for Derbyshire Dales (2010–2019), Secretary of State for Transport and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lord McNally	20 December 1995		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Stockport South (1979–1983), Minister of State for Justice and leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride	21 June 2018		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the Labour Party
Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court	4 October 2016		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury
Lord Magan of Castletown	25 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Chartered accountant
Lord Mair	29 October 2015		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Cambridge
Baroness Mallalieu	19 June 1991		Labour	Life peer	President of the Countryside Alliance
Lord Mance	3 October 2005		Crossbench	Law life peer	Former Deputy President (2017–2018) and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–2018) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2005–2009)
Lord Mancroft	23 February 1988		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former chair of the Addict Recovery Foundation, former chair of the Drug and Alcohol Foundation
Lord Mandelson	13 October 2008		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Hartlepool (1992–2004), Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Northern Ireland and European Commissioner for Trade
Lord Mann	28 October 2019		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Bassetlaw (2001–2019)
Baroness Manningham-Buller	2 June 2008		Crossbench	Life peer	Former director of the Security Service
Baroness Manzoor	6 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Businesswoman, civil servant and nurse
Lord Markham	7 October 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman, chairman of London & Continental Railways
Lord Marks of Hale	8 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames	11 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Commercial and family law QC with specialist interest in human rights and constitutional reform
Lord Marland	8 June 2006		Conservative	Life peer	Chairman of Herriot Ltd and of Hunter Boot Ltd
Lord Marlesford	7 June 1991		Conservative	Life peer	Farmer, soldier, Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk, former Councillor on the East Suffolk County Council
Lord Maude of Horsham	26 May 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for North Warwickshire (1983–1992) and for Horsham (1997–2015)
Lord Mawson	29 March 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	Founder board member of Poplar HARCA (housing association) and author of The Social Entrepreneur: Making Communities Work
Lord Maxton	17 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Glasgow Cathcart (1979–2001)
Baroness May of Maidenhead	21 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former prime minister (2016–2019), former Home Secretary (2010–2016), former MP for Maidenhead (1997–2024)
Baroness Meacher	16 June 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chairman of the Security Industry Authority, former chair of the Police Complaints Authority and two NHS trusts
Lord Mendelsohn	5 September 2013		Labour	Life peer	Lobbyist
Lord Mendoza	16 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, businessman, publisher, philanthropist.
Baroness Merron	28 January 2021		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Lincoln (1997–2010)
‡ Lord Meston	26 September 2023 [aa]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Lawyer
Baroness Meyer	19 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Businesswoman and activist for women and children
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer	6 October 1998		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former Leader South Somerset District Council, Somerset County Councillor, environmental campaigner
Earl of Minto	25 October 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Chief executive of Paperchase
Lord Mitchell	10 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Businessman
Baroness Mobarik	19 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Former MEP for Scotland (2017–2020)
Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest	12 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Businesswoman and charity campaigner
Lord Monks	26 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of both the Trades Union Congress and the European Trade Union Confederation
Lord Moore of Etchingham	17 September 2020		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former editor of The Daily Telegraph , The Spectator and The Sunday Telegraph
Lord Morgan	12 June 2000		Labour	Life peer	Professor of History at Brunel University
Baroness Morgan of Cotes	6 January 2020		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Loughborough (2010–2019), Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin	11 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former director or chief executive of various voluntary sector organisations such as Shelter, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Workplace Nursery Campaign and Childcare Umbrella
Baroness Morgan of Huyton	20 June 2001		Labour	Life peer	Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Baroness Morris of Bolton	9 June 2004		Conservative	Life peer	President of the National Benevolent Institution
Baroness Morris of Yardley	14 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Birmingham Yardley (1992–2005), former Secretary State for Education
Baroness Morrissey	3 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Financier, former chief executive at Newton Investment Management
Lord Morrow	7 June 2006		Democratic Unionist	Life peer	Chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party, former MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone (1998–2017), former Minister for Social Development (2000–2001) and Minister for Communities (2016)
Lord Morse	26 March 2021		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Comptroller and Auditor General
Lord Mott	19 June 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Former chief executive of the Conservative Party
Lord Mountevans	8 July 2015		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Shipbroker, former Lord Mayor of London
Lord Moylan	9 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Banker, merchant, former member of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Lord Moynihan	30 April 1997		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former MP for Lewisham East (1983–1992), former Minister for Sport (1987–1990), former chairman of the British Olympic Association (2005–2012), Olympic rower
Lord Moynihan of Chelsea	6 February 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman, former CEO and executive chairman of PA Consulting Group (1992–2013)
Baroness Moyo	8 November 2022		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Zambian-born economist and author
Baroness Murphy	17 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Former professor of psychiatry of old age at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals United Medical School
Lord Murphy of Torfaen	20 October 2015		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Torfaen (1987–2015)
Lord Murray of Blidworth	21 October 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Barrister, Minister of State for Home Affairs, councilor on the Gedling Borough Council
Lord Naseby	28 October 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Northampton South (1974–1997), former chairman of Ways and Means (1992–1997)
Lord Nash	21 January 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman
Baroness Neuberger	15 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Philanthropist, author, social reformer, rabbi, former chair of Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, former chairman of the King's Fund
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury	11 January 2007		Crossbench	Law life peer	Former president of the Supreme Court (2012–2017), Master of the Rolls (2009–2012) and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2007–2009)
Baroness Neville-Jones	15 October 2007		Conservative	Life peer	Former Minister of State for Security, former diplomat and former chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Baroness Neville-Rolfe	10 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Businesswoman, former civil servant and former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
Lord Newby	25 September 1997		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chair of Sport at The Prince's Trust
Baroness Newlove	14 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Community reform campaigner
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne	3 November 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Executive Chairman of the AMAR International Charitable Foundation and of the Iraq Britain Business Council, former MP for Torridge and West Devon (1987–1997)
Baroness Noakes	7 June 2000		Conservative	Life peer	Chartered accountant, former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Duke of Norfolk	14 February 2003		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Earl Marshal
Lord Northbrook	23 September 1991		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Director of Almanach de Gotha Ltd
Baroness Northover	1 May 2000		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Academic, lecturer at University College London
Lord Norton of Louth	1 August 1998		Conservative	Life peer	Professor of Government at the University of Hull
Baroness Nye	19 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former director of government relations, former diary secretary to the then–prime minister Gordon Brown
Lord O'Donnell	10 January 2012		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Baroness O'Loan	11 September 2009		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Enquiry
Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve	25 February 1999		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, founding president of the British Philosophical Association, former chair of the Nuffield Foundation and the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and former president of the British Academy
Baroness O'Neill of Bexley	7 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Leader of the Bexley London Borough Council
Lord O'Neill of Gatley	28 May 2015		Crossbench	Life peer	Economist, honorary professor at the University of Manchester, and former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay	1 May 2000		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Investment manager
Lord Oates	5 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former communications adviser to David Cameron and Nick Clegg
Lord Offord of Garvel	13 October 2021		Conservative	Life peer	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway	9 December 2022		Labour	Life peer	General secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Baroness Osamor	26 November 2018		Labour	Life peer	Community activist and civil rights campaigner, a former councilor in the London Borough of Haringey
Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge	12 July 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Former parliamentary assistant and special adviser.
Earl of Oxford and Asquith	24 October 2014		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Former diplomat, First Secretary at the British Embassy in Moscow (1983–1985)
Lord Paddick	12 September 2013		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former police officer and current non-executive director of the Metropolitan Police
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill	17 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chartered accountant, former councillor on the Barnet London Borough Council, former treasurer for the Liberal Party
Lord Pannick	3 November 2008		Crossbench	Life peer	Leading human rights barrister, arguing over a hundred cases before the UK's highest court and the European Court of Justice and of Human Rights
Lord Parekh	10 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Centennial Professor in the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics, emeritus professor of political theory at the University of Hull, emeritus professor of political philosophy at the University of Westminster
Lord Parker of Minsmere	29 January 2021		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord Chamberlain and Director General of MI5
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay	8 October 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Special adviser to Theresa May, lobbyist
Baroness Parminter	15 July 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former head of public affairs at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and former chief executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England
Lord Patel	1 March 1999		Crossbench	Life peer	Former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, former chairmen of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges of Scotland and of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and former professor of Obstetrics at the University of Dundee
Lord Patel of Bradford	8 June 2006		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Professor at the University of Central Lancashire
Lord Patten	17 June 1997		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Oxford (1979–1983) and for Oxford West and Abingdon (1983–1997) and Secretary of State for Education
Lord Patten of Barnes	11 January 2005		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Bath (1979–1992), chairman of the BBC Trust, Secretary of State for the Environment, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong, European Commissioner for External Relations
Lord Paul	9 October 1996		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Resigned the Labour whip in October 2010
Lord Peach	21 November 2022		Crossbench	Life peer	Air Chief Marshal, former chair of the NATO Military Committee, former Chief of the Defence Staff, former Chief of Joint Operations, former Chief of Defence Intelligence
Lord Pearson of Rannoch	18 June 1990		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former leader of UK Independence Party
Earl Peel	15 May 1973		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Former Lord Chamberlain
Baroness Penn	10 October 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Political advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Theresa May
Lord Petitgas	7 March 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Investment banker, former president of Morgan Stanley International
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers	12 January 1999		Crossbench	Law life peer	President of the Supreme Court (2009–2012), Senior Law Lord (2008—2009), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2005–2008), Master of the Rolls (2000–2005), Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1999–2000)
Lord Pickles	18 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Brentwood and Ongar (1992–2017), Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Chairman of the Conservative Party
Baroness Pidgeon	12 August 2024		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former Member of the London Assembly (2008–2024), former Member of Southwark London Borough Council for Newington (1998–2010)
Baroness Pidding	8 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former Chiltern District Councillor
Baroness Pinnock	23 September 2014		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former leader of Kirklees Council
Baroness Pitkeathley	6 October 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former chief executive of Carers UK and a founding member of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations
Lord Polak	2 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman and business consultant
‡ Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede	19 April 2000 [ab]		Labour	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton
Lord Popat	10 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Founder and chairman of hospitality and health care firm TLC Group Ltd
Baroness Porter of Fulwood	13 February 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Downing Street Deputy Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Liz Truss
Lord Porter of Spalding	15 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Leader of South Holland District Council
Lord Powell of Bayswater	15 February 2000		Crossbench	Life peer	Former diplomat
Baroness Prashar	15 July 1999		Crossbench	Life peer	Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Commission and president of the Royal Commonwealth Society
Lord Prentis of Leeds	18 November 2022		Labour	Life peer	Trade unionist, former general secretary of UNISON (2001–2021)
Lord Price	29 February 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman, writer, former Managing Director of Waitrose, former store manager for John Lewis
Baroness Primarolo	26 October 2015		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Bristol South (1987–2015)
Lord Prior of Brampton	29 May 2015		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for North Norfolk (1997–2001), former chair of NHS England (2018–2022)
Baroness Prosser	11 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Deputy Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and former president of the Trades Union Congress
Lord Purvis of Tweed	13 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (2003–2011)
Baroness Quin	30 May 2006		Labour	Life peer	Chair of the Franco-British Council (British Section); former MP and Minister of State for Europe
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale	11 October 1996		Labour	Life peer	Former diplomat and former case officer in the Secret Intelligence Service
Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath	13 March 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, former vice chair of University College London Hospitals
Lord Randall of Uxbridge	25 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Uxbridge and Uxbridge and South Ruislip (1997–2015)
Baroness Randerson	27 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, Acting Deputy First Minister and former Cardiff Council Opposition Leader
Lord Ranger	11 October 2019		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Businessman, founder of Sun Mark
Lord Ranger of Northwood	11 July 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Strategy and communications executive, board member of TechUK
Lord Ravensdale	3 April 2019		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Engineer, project director for Atkins
Baroness Rawlings	5 October 1994		Conservative	Life peer	President of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and former chairman of King's College London Council
Lord Razzall	22 October 1997		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Solicitor, cricketer, former Treasurer of the Liberal Party and for the Liberal Democrats
Lord Reay	28 January 2019		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Financier and Clan Chief of Clan Mackay
Baroness Rebuck	18 September 2014		Labour	Life peer	Chairman of Penguin Random House UK publishers
‡ Lord Redesdale	18 April 2000 [ac]		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sits by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Mitford
Baroness Redfern	7 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former Leader of North Lincolnshire Council
Lord Rees of Ludlow	6 September 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge and Astronomer Royal, president of the Royal Society
Lord Reid of Cardowan	16 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Motherwell North (1987–1997), for Hamilton North and Bellshill (1997–2005) and for Airdrie and Shotts (2005–2010), Secretaries of State for Scotland, Health, Defence and Home Secretary
Lord Remnant	11 July 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman
Lord Rennard	21 July 1999		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Foinistertive of the Liberal Democrats
Lord Richards of Herstmonceux	24 February 2014		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Ricketts	17 October 2016		Crossbench	Life peer	Former UK Ambassador to France, former National Security Adviser and former Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Lord Risby	24 December 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party, responsible for business links in the City of London and former MP for Bury St Edmunds (1992–1997) and for West Suffolk (1997–2010)
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick	16 October 2019		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for South Down (2010–2017)
Lord Robathan	13 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for South Leicestershire (2010–2015) and for Blaby (1992–2010)
Lord Roberts of Belgravia	1 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Historian and journalist, visiting professor at the Department of War Studies, King's College London
Lord Roberts of Llandudno	15 June 2004		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former president of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen	24 August 1999		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Hamilton (1978–1997) and for Hamilton South (1997–1999), NATO Secretary General and Secretary of State for Defence
Lord Roborough	25 October 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Investment banker
Baroness Rock	15 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Businesswoman and consultant
Lord Rogan	16 July 1999		Ulster Unionist	Life peer	Former president of the Ulster Unionist Party
Lord Rooker	16 June 2001		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Birmingham Perry Barr (1974–2001) and Chairman of the Food Standards Agency
Lord Rose of Monewden	17 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Former chief executive and chairman of Marks & Spencer
Lord Rosenfield	13 July 2023		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former Downing Street Chief of Staff, former principal private secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Earl of Rosslyn	17 December 1979		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Former Metropolitan Police Commander, Master of the Household to the former Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House
Lord Rowlands	28 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Cardiff North (1966–1970), for Merthyr Tydfil (1972–1983) and for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (1983–2001)
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon	25 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former Leader of the House of Lords
Earl Russell	19 June 2023		Liberal Democrat	Hereditary peer	Photographer
‡ Lord Russell of Liverpool	11 December 2014 [ad]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Business consultant
Lord Saatchi	4 October 1996		Conservative	Life peer	Co-founder and executive director of Saatchi and Saatchi and M&C Saatchi
Lord Sahota	2 November 2022		Labour	Life peer	Councillor on the Telford and Wrekin Council
Lord St John of Bletso	8 June 1978		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Businessman and solicitor
Baroness Sanderson of Welton	8 October 2019		Conservative	Life peer	Journalist for The Mail on Sunday
Lord Sandhurst	23 June 2021		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Barrister
Lord Sarfraz	8 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Singapore, businessman and former treasurer to the Conservative Party
Lord Sassoon	29 May 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and former president of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Baroness Sater	20 June 2018		Conservative	Life peer	Marketing executive and magistrate
Lord Sawyer	4 August 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the Labour Party
Baroness Scotland of Asthal	30 October 1997		Labour	Life peer	Commonwealth Secretary-General, former Attorney General for England and Wales and former Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Baroness Scott of Bybrook	8 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former leader of Wiltshire County Council
Baroness Scott of Needham Market	11 May 2000		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former president of the Liberal Democrats
Lord Scriven	19 September 2014		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former leader of Sheffield City Council
Baroness Seccombe	14 February 1991		Conservative	Life peer	Former Councillor on West Midlands Council (1977–1981) and former Conservative Party Vice Chair (1987–1997)
Lord Sedwill	11 September 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Cabinet Secretary
Lord Sewell of Sanderstead	16 December 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
‡ Lord Sentamu	27 April 2021 [ae]		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Archbishop of York
Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia	21 December 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Solicitor
Baroness Shafik	30 September 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	President of Columbia University, former president and vice-chancellor of the London School of Economics, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
Lord Shamash	6 March 2024		Labour	Life peer	Solicitor, former councilor on the Barnet London Borough Council
Lord Sharkey	20 December 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chairman of the Liberal Democrat 2010 general election campaign
Lord Sharma	20 August 2024		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Reading West (2010–2024), Secretary of State for International Development, Business Secretary and President for COP26
Lord Sharpe of Epsom	15 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Broker
Baroness Sheehan	2 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former councilor for Kew on Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Baroness Shephard of Northwold	21 June 2005		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for South West Norfolk (1987–2005), Secretary of State for Education and Employment and Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury	12 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Political Secretary for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chief of Staff to Conservative leader Michael Howard
Baroness Sherlock	17 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former chief executive of the Refugee Council, former chief executive of the National Council for One Parent Families and former director of the education charity UKCOSA
Baroness Shields	16 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Former digital adviser to David Cameron, former CEO of Tech City UK
Lord Shinkwin	14 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former commissioner of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, public affairs consultant
Lord Shipley	14 July 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former leader of Newcastle City Council
Earl of Shrewsbury	16 February 1981		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Lord High Steward of Ireland
Lord Sikka	10 September 2020		Labour	Life peer	Professor of accounting
Lord Singh of Wimbledon	12 October 2011		Crossbench	Life peer	Journalist and broadcaster, former mine manager
Lord Skidelsky	15 July 1991		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor emeritus of political economy at the University of Warwick, economic historian
Baroness Smith of Basildon	7 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, former Minister of State for Third Sector, former MP for Basildon (1997–2010)
Baroness Smith of Cluny	9 October 2024		Labour	Life peer	Advocate General for Scotland (2024–present)
Lord Smith of Finsbury	22 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Islington South and Finsbury (1983–2005), Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and chair of the Advertising Standards Authority
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill	17 February 1995		Labour	Life peer	President of Scottish Opera and chairman of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Lord Smith of Hindhead	29 September 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Chief executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs
Lord Smith of Kelvin	29 May 2008		Crossbench	Life peer	Chairman of Weir Group and Scottish and Southern Energy former governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes	13 March 2024		Plaid Cymru	Life peer	Former acting president of National Union of Students Wales, youngest person ever to receive a life peerage.
Baroness Smith of Newnham	12 September 2014		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Senior lecturer in international relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Cambridge University
Baroness Smith of Malvern	17 July 2024		Labour	Life peer	Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education (since 2024), former MP for Redditch (1997–2010), former Home Secretary (2007–2009)
Lord Snape	9 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for West Bromwich East (1974–2001)
Lord Soames of Fletching	28 October 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Crawley (1983–1997) and Mid Sussex (1997–2019), former Minister of State for the Armed Forces, grandson of Sir Winston Churchill
‡ Duke of Somerset	12 December 2014 [af]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Landowner, surveyor, Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and for Devon
Lord Spellar	12 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Birmingham Northfield (1982–1983), Warley West (1992–1997), and Warley (1992–1997)
Lord Spencer of Alresford	17 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Founder of NEX Group
‡ Earl of Stair	29 May 2008 [ag]		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Farmer and businessman.
Viscount Stansgate	15 July 2021		Labour	Hereditary peer	Consultant to the American Chemical Society
Baroness Stedman-Scott	12 July 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Chief executive of Tomorrow's People Trust
Lord Stephen	2 February 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Kincardine and Deeside (1991–1992), Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Deputy First Minister of Scotland
Lord Sterling of Plaistow	17 January 1991		Conservative	Life peer	Chairman of Motability, former executive chairman of P&O
Baroness Stern	13 July 1999		Crossbench	Life peer	Former director of NACRO, former secretary general of Penal Reform International and author of books on prison reform
Lord Stern of Brentford	10 December 2007		Crossbench	Life peer	IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, author of the Stern Report
Lord Stevens of Birmingham	5 July 2021		Crossbench	Life peer	Former chief executive of NHS England
Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington	6 April 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Lord Stevens of Ludgate	27 March 1987		Conservative Ind.	Life peer	Former chairman of United Newspapers
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara	13 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former adviser to Gordon Brown
Lord Stewart of Dirleton	6 November 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Advocate General for Scotland
Lord Stirrup	28 January 2011		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Stone of Blackheath	29 October 1997		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former joint-managing director of Marks and Spencer, chairman of Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation
Lord Stoneham of Droxford	17 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Liberal Democrats HQ Operations Director
Lord Storey	2 February 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Councillor and former leader of Liverpool City Council
Baroness Stowell of Beeston	10 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Former Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Whip, BBC Head of Corporate Affairs, and civil servant
Lord Strasburger	10 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Businessman
Lord Strathcarron	18 February 2022		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Journalist, novelist, publisher and businessman, founder of Strathcarron Sports Cars plc
Lord Strathclyde	18 March 1986		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Former leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Stroud	1 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Political adviser, CEO of the Legatum Institute, former executive director of the Centre for Social Justice
Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston	7 September 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1997 to 2017
Lord Sugar	20 July 2009		Crossbench	Life peer	TV personality and businessman
Baroness Sugg	30 August 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Political adviser
Lord Suri	11 September 2014		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman and formerly the general secretary of the Board of British Sikhs
Baroness Swinburne	20 June 2023		Conservative	Life peer	Former MEP for Wales (2009–2019)
Lord Swire	1 November 2022		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for East Devon (2001–2019) and former Minister of State for Northern Ireland and for Europe and the Americas
Baroness Suttie	17 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Teacher, political consultant, government adviser and lobbyist
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean	7 October 1996		Labour	Life peer	Trade unionist, former general secretary of the FDA, chair of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce
Lord Tarassenko	10 June 2024		Crossbench	Life peer	Electrical engineer and academic, president of Reuben College, Oxford
Lord Taverne	5 February 1996		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Lincoln 1962–1974
Baroness Taylor of Bolton	13 June 2005		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Bolton West (1974–1983), former MP for Dewsbury (1987–2005), Cabinet minister (1997–2001)
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor	16 July 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Truro (1987–1997) and then Truro and St Austell (1997–2010), former chair of the Liberal Democrats
Lord Taylor of Holbeach	31 May 2006		Conservative	Life peer	Government Chief Whip in the Lords
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage	28 October 2022		Labour	Life peer	Leader of Stevenage Borough Council and councillor for Hertfordshire County Council
Lord Taylor of Warwick	2 October 1996		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Barrister, radio and television presenter, former chancellor of Bournemouth University
Lord Teverson	1 June 2006		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MEP for Cornwall and West Plymouth (1994–1999)
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd	4 October 2013		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (2013–2017)
Lord Thomas of Gresford	30 September 1996		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Deputy High Court Judge
Baroness Thomas of Winchester	26 May 2006		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Political activist and election agent for the Liberal Party
Baroness Thornhill	21 October 2015		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Teacher, former Mayor of Watford
Baroness Thornton	23 July 1998		Labour	Life peer	Former chair of the London Labour Party, former general secretary of the Fabian Society, chief executive of the Young Foundation
Lord Thurlow	6 February 2015		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Chartered surveyor
‡ Viscount Thurso	20 April 2016 [ah]		Liberal Democrat	Hereditary peer	Former MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 2001–2015
Lord Timpson	18 July 2024		Labour	Life peer	Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation (since 2024), Chancellor of Keele University (since 2022), CEO of Timpson (2002–2024)
Lord Tope	4 October 1994		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Sutton and Cheam (1972–1974) and Councillor
Lord Touhig	28 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Islwyn 1995–2010
Lord Trees	3 July 2012		Crossbench	Life peer	Chairman of the Moredun Research Institute, veterinarian and professor emeritus of veterinary parasitology at the University of Liverpool
Lord Trefgarne	29 June 1962		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Longest-serving member of the House of Lords
‡ Viscount Trenchard	17 May 2004 [ai]		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman, consultant, Royal Green Jackets officer
Lord Trevethin and Oaksey	22 October 2015		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Barrister
Lord Triesman	9 January 2004		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the Labour Party
Lord True	23 December 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Former head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit
Lord Truscott	10 June 2004		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Petroleum and mining consultant, former MEP for Hertfordshire (1994–1999)
Lord Tugendhat	15 October 1993		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Cities of London and Westminster (1970–1974) and for City of London and Westminster South (1974–1977)
Lord Tunnicliffe	2 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Pilot and railwayman, chairman of the Rail Safety and Standards Board, former chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, former managing director For London Underground
Lord Turnberg	4 May 2000		Labour	Life peer	Former Professor of Medicine at the University of Manchester
Lord Turnbull	11 October 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Lord Turner of Ecchinswell	7 September 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Chair of the Climate Change Committee and former chair of the Financial Services Authority
Baroness Twycross	7 November 2022		Labour	Life peer	Former member of the London Assembly, Deputy Mayor of London
Baroness Tyler of Enfield	28 January 2011		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Chief executive of Relate
Lord Tyrie	12 June 2018		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Former MP for Chichester (1997–2017)
Baroness Uddin	18 July 1998		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Community activist, former Councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Lord Udny-Lister	6 November 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Prime Minister's Chief Strategic Advisor
Lord Vaizey of Didcot	1 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Wantage (2005–2019)
Baroness Valentine	10 October 2005		Crossbench	Life peer	Financial manager
Lord Vallance of Balham	17 July 2024		Labour	Life peer	Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation (since 2024), chair of the Natural History Museum in London (since 2022), clinical pharmacologist.
Lord Vaux of Harrowden	11 August 2017		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Chartered accountant
Baroness Vere of Norbiton	30 August 2016		Conservative	Life peer	Former executive director of the Girls' Schools Association
Lord Verjee	17 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Businessman
Lord Verdirame	2 November 2022		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Barrister, legal scholar, professor of international law at King's College London
Baroness Verma	2 June 2006		Conservative	Life peer	Businesswoman
Lord Wakeham	24 April 1992		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Maldon (1974–1983) and South Colchester and Maldon (1983–1992)
Lord Waldegrave of North Hill	28 July 1999		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Bristol West (1979–1997), chancellor of the University of Reading (since 2016), Provost of Eton (since 2009)
Lord Walker of Aldringham	19 December 2006		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Wallace of Saltaire	19 December 1995		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Emeritus professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, former director of studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs
Lord Wallace of Tankerness	17 October 2007		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Orkney and Shetland (1983–2001), Advocate General for Scotland and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Baroness Walmsley	15 May 2000		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Cytologist, professor and PR consultant
Lord Walney	4 September 2020		Crossbench	Life peer	Former MP for Barrow and Furness (2010–2019)
Baroness Warsi	11 October 2007		Non-affiliated	Life peer	Solicitor, former chairman of the Conservative Party, former Minister of State for Faith and Communities
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe	10 July 1999		Labour	Life peer	Trade unionist, former general secretary of the Association of University Teachers
Lord Wasserman	11 January 2011		Conservative	Life peer	Internationally recognised expert on management of police forces
Baroness Watkins of Tavistock	2 November 2015		Crossbench	Life peer	Professor emeritus of healthcare management at the University of Plymouth
Lord Watson of Invergowrie	6 November 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Glasgow Central (1989–1997) and MSP for Glasgow Cathcart (1999–2005)
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest	21 November 2022		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for West Bromwich East (2001–2019), former chair of the Labour Party, former deputy leader of the Labour Party, former Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, chairman of UK Music
Lord Watts	23 October 2015		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for St Helens North (1997–2015)
Viscount Waverley	29 June 1990		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Businessman
Lord Wei	28 May 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Social entrepreneur and political consultant
Lord Weir of Ballyholme	16 November 2022		Democratic Unionist	Life peer	Former Minister of Education in Northern Ireland, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for North Down (1998–2017) and for Strangford (2017–2022)
Duke of Wellington	17 September 2015		Crossbench	Hereditary peer	Former MEP for Surrey (1979–1984) and Surrey West (1984–1989)
Lord West of Spithead	9 July 2007		Labour	Life peer	Former admiral
Lord Wharton of Yarm	2 September 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Chair of the Office for Students (since 2021), former MP for Stockton South (2010–2017)
Baroness Wheatcroft	22 December 2010		Crossbench	Life peer	Journalist and editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal Europe and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph
Baroness Wheeler	20 June 2010		Labour	Life peer	Trade unionist (UNISON)
Baroness Whitaker	5 August 1999		Labour	Life peer	Former magistrate
Lord Whitby	10 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Former leader of Birmingham City Council
Lord Whitty	21 October 1996		Labour	Life peer	Former general secretary of the Labour Party
Lord Wigley	19 January 2011		Plaid Cymru	Life peer	Former MP Caernarfon for (1974–2001) and Leader of Plaid Cymru
Baroness Wilcox of Newport	14 October 2019		Labour	Life peer	Newport City Councillor, former head of the Welsh Local Government Association, former teacher
Lord Willetts	16 October 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Havant (1992–2015)
Baroness Williams of Trafford	20 September 2013		Conservative	Life peer	Minister of State for Home Affairs
Lord Willis of Knaresborough	18 June 2010		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough (1997–2010)
Baroness Willis of Summertown	8 July 2022		Crossbench	Life peer	Biologist, professor of biodiversity at the University of Oxford and of biology at the University of Bergen, principal of St Edmund Hall
Lord Wills	10 July 2010		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Swindon North (1997–2010)
Lord Wilson of Dinton	18 November 2002		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service
Lord Winston	18 December 1995		Labour	Life peer	Professor of Science and Society and emeritus professor of fertility studies at Imperial College London
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster	13 August 2024		Labour	Life peer	Former MP for Doncaster Central (1997–2024)
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich	2 December 2014		Crossbench	Life peer	Sir Roy Griffiths Professor of Public Sector Management at King's College London
Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise	18 June 2010		Conservative	Life peer	Businessman and CEO of Next plc
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar	30 December 2020		Conservative	Life peer	Barrister
Lord Wood of Anfield	15 January 2011		Labour	Life peer	Lecturer in politics at the University of Oxford and co-founder of Nexus think-tank
Lord Woodley	2 November 2020		Labour	Life peer	Trade unionist, former general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and of Unite the Union
Lord Woolf	1 October 1992		Crossbench	Law life peer	Former Law Lord and chairman of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, visiting professor of law at University College London
Lord Woolley of Woodford	14 October 2019		Crossbench	Life peer	Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge; political activist and government adviser, founder of Operation Black Vote
Lord Wrigglesworth	5 September 2013		Liberal Democrat	Life peer	Former MP for Thornaby (1974–1983) and for Stockton South (1983–1987)
‡ Lord Wrottesley	11 July 2022 [aj]		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Chair of Ice Hockey UK, skeleton racer
Baroness Wyld	22 June 2017		Conservative	Life peer	Communications consultant
Lord Young of Cookham	29 September 2015		Conservative	Life peer	Former MP for Acton (1974–1983), for Ealing Acton (1983–1997) and for North West Hampshire (1997–2015)
Baroness Young of Hornsey	22 June 2004		Crossbench	Life peer	Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, actress, social worker, lecturer in media studies.
Lord Young of Norwood Green	25 June 2004		Labour	Life peer	Trade unionist, former general secretary of the National Communications Union and the Communication Workers Union
Baroness Young of Old Scone	4 November 1997		Labour	Life peer	Former chancellor of Cranfield University
Lord Young of Old Windsor	13 June 2023		Crossbench	Life peer	Former Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Viscount Younger of Leckie	28 June 2010		Conservative	Hereditary peer	Businessman

Notes

1. On 11 November 2024, Welby issued a letter of resignation writing, "exact timings will be decided once a review of necessary obligations has been completed ^[1] .
2. Welby was an ex officio Lord Spiritual as Bishop of Durham from 2011, continuing as such on his translation to Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013.
3. Cottrell was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Chelmsford from 2014, continuing ex officio on his translation to Archbishop of York in 2020.
4. Faull entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
5. Francis-Dehqani entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
6. Lane entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
7. Treweek entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
8. Conway was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Ely from 2014, continuing as such on his translation to Bishop of Lincolnin 2023.
9. Hartley entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
10. Croft was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Sheffield from 2013, continuing as such on his translation to Bishop of Oxford in 2016.
11. Lord Berkeley was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1992 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
12. Lord Carey of Clifton was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.
13. Earl Cathcart was previously a member of the House from June 1999 until the House of Lords Act in November 1999.
14. Viscount Chandos was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1980 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
15. Lord Chartres was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.
16. Earl of Clancarty was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
17. Lord Cromwell was previously a member of the House from 1982 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
18. Viscount Eccles was previously a member of the House from February 1999 until the House of Lords Act in November 1999.
19. Lord Fairfax of Cameron was previously a member of the House from 1977 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
20. Earl of Glasgow was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
21. Lord Grantchester was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
22. Lord Hacking was previously a member of the House from 1971 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
23. Viscount Hanworth was previously a member of the House from 1996 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
24. Lord Harries of Pentregarth was previously a member of the House as a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Oxford from 1993 to 2006.
25. Lord Londesborough was previously a member of the House from 1980 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
26. Earl of Lytton was previously a member of the House from 1985 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
27. Lord Meston was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
28. Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1990 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
29. Lord Redesdale was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1991 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
30. Lord Russell of Liverpool was previously a member of the House from 1981 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
31. Lord Sentamu was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Archbishop of York from 2005 to 2020.
32. Duke of Somerset was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
33. Earl of Stair was previously a member of the House from 1996 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
34. Viscount Thurso was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act 1999.
35. Viscount Trenchard was previously a member of the House from 1987 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
36. Lord Wrottesley was previously a member of the House from 1993 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.

Current non-sitting members

There are also peers who remain members of the House, but are currently ineligible to sit and vote.

Peers on leave of absence

Under section 23 of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, peers may obtain a leave of absence for the remainder of a Parliament. ^[2] The following peers are currently on a leave of absence. ^[3]

Lord	Party		On leave since	Type	Notes
Lord Barker of Battle		Conservative	27 February 2019	Life peer	Former MP for Bexhill and Battle (2001–2015)
Lord Barwell		Conservative	1 February 2023	Life peer	Former Downing Street Chief of Staff and former MP for Croydon Central (2010–2017)
Lord Bates		Conservative	11 October 2021	Life peer	Former MP for Langbaurgh (1992–1997)
Lord Boyd of Duncansby		Non-affiliated	17 July 2024	Life peer	Former judge, Outer House of the Court of Session in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning		Labour	24 May 2022	Life peer	Former MP for North Ayrshire and Arran (2005–2015)
Lord Collins of Mapesbury		Crossbench	11 May 2022	Law life peer	Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2009), Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2009–2011)
Lord Davies of Abersoch		Non-affiliated	9 June 2022	Life peer	Former minister of state for trade promotion and investment, former chairman of Standard Chartered Bank and Nordic Windpower, currently chairman of PineBridge Investments and partner at Corsair Private Equity partners
Lord Feldman of Elstree		Conservative	22 June 2020	Life peer	Chief executive and former managing director of Jayroma (London) Ltd, former chairman of the Conservative Party
Lord Freud		Conservative	16 December 2021	Life peer	Former vice-chairman of investing banking at UBS AG
Baroness Fullbrook		Conservative	31 December 2022	Life peer	Former MP for South Ribble (2010–2015)
Lord Geidt		Crossbench	18 July 2024	Life peer	Former Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Lord Hague of Richmond		Conservative	31 January 2021	Life peer	Former MP for Richmond (Yorks) (1989–2015), former Foreign Secretary, former Leader of the House of Commons and former Leader of the Opposition
Lord Llewellyn of Steep		Conservative	1 November 2016	Life peer	UK Ambassador to Italy, former UK Ambassador to France and former Downing Street Chief of Staff
Lord Malloch-Brown		Crossbench	30 July 2024	Life peer	Former administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and briefly Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Baroness Mone		Conservative	6 December 2022	Life peer	Businesswoman, founder of Ultimo
Duke of Montrose		Conservative	30 July 2024	Hereditary peer	Former shadow minister for the Scotland Office
Baroness Morgan of Ely		Labour	12 May 2021	Life peer	Leader of Welsh Labour (since 2024), MS for Mid and West Wales (since 2016), Minister for Health and Social Services in the Welsh Government (since 2021), Honorary Distinguished Professor at Cardiff University and former MEP for Mid and West Wales (1994–1999) and Wales (1999–2009)
Lord O'Shaughnessy		Conservative	17 December 2021	Life peer	Director of Policy to Prime Minister David Cameron
Lord Palumbo of Southwark		Liberal Democrat	18 August 2021	Life peer	Businessman and novelist
Baroness Vadera		Non-affiliated	16 May 2022	Life peer	Investment banker and economist, chair of Prudential plc, former chair of Santander UK, former government adviser
Baroness Worthington		Crossbench	17 April 2023	Life peer	Environmental campaigner, founder of Sandbag

Peers disqualified

Under section 137(3) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, holders of certain judicial offices who are peers are disqualified from sitting and voting in the House of Lords while in office. ^[4] The following peers are currently subject to this provision.

Lord	Party		Disqualified since	Type	Notes
Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill		Non-affiliated	6 November 2023	Life peer	Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
Lord Reed of Allermuir		Crossbench	11 January 2020	Life peer	President of the Supreme Court

Peers suspended

The following peer is currently suspended from the House in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015.

Lord	Party		Suspended since	Type	Length of suspension
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass		Independent Ulster Unionist	7 December 2020	Life peer	Minimum 18 months [5]

Ceased to be members

Apart from retired Lords Spiritual and the surviving hereditary peers excluded under the House of Lords Act 1999, including the Marquess of Cholmondeley who was exempt from the 1999 Act by virtue of his position as Lord Great Chamberlain until the accession of Charles III in September 2022, ^[6] there are a number of living peers who have permanently ceased to be members of the House.

Resigned

Under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, peers may permanently retire or otherwise resign their membership of the House. ^[7] The following peers have exercised that right and are still living: ^[8]

Lord	Party		Date	Type	Notes
Lord Grenfell [9]		Labour	1 October 2014	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sat by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Grenfell of Kilvey Previously retired under the Resolution of the House of 27 June 2011 on 31 March 2014
Lord Lloyd of Berwick		Crossbench	27 March 2015	Law life peer	Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord Nickson		Crossbench	27 March 2015	Life peer	Businessman, former chairman of the Clydesdale Bank, Scottish & Newcastle, and CBI Scotland, former chancellor of the Glasgow Caledonian University
Lord Ashcroft		Conservative	3 April 2015	Life peer	Businessman and pollster
Lord Hope of Thornes		Crossbench	30 April 2015	Life peer	Former Archbishop of York
Lord Sharman		Liberal Democrat	30 April 2015	Life peer	Accountant, former chairman of Aviva Group and former chairman of KPMG International
Lord Edmiston		Conservative	22 July 2015	Life peer	Businessman, motor trade entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Christian Vision
Baroness Wilkins		Labour	23 July 2015	Life peer	Television presenter and disability activist
Lord Sewel		Non-affiliated	30 July 2015	Life peer	Former chairman of committees
Lord Simpson of Dunkeld		Labour	30 July 2015	Life peer	Businessman, former CEO of Marconi plc, former CEO of Lucas Industries
Lord Cameron of Lochbroom		Crossbench	21 April 2016	Life peer	Former Lord Advocate
Baroness Perry of Southwark		Conservative	26 May 2016	Life peer	Educator, former Chief Inspector of Schools in England and former president of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
Lord Hurd of Westwell		Conservative	9 June 2016	Life peer	Former MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Home Secretary
Baroness Sharp of Guildford		Liberal Democrat	31 July 2016	Life peer	Economist
Lord Scott of Foscote		Crossbench	21 December 2016	Law life peer	Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston		Labour	27 April 2017	Life peer	Television executive and journalist, trade unionist, former chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, former chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, former Minister of State for Transport
Lord Hattersley		Labour	19 May 2017	Life peer	Former MP, Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Marquess of Salisbury		Conservative	8 June 2017	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sat by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Gascoyne-Cecil Formerly known as Viscount Cranborne; former MP and Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Simon of Highbury		Non-affiliated	9 June 2017	Life peer	Businessman, former chief executive of BP
Earl of Mar and Kellie		Liberal Democrat	30 June 2017	Life peer	Hereditary peer who sat by virtue of a life peerage, Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower
Lord Lloyd-Webber		Conservative	17 October 2017	Life peer	Composer and impresario of musical theatre
Baroness Paisley of St George's		Democratic Unionist	30 October 2017	Life peer	Former MLA for Belfast East, widow of Ian Paisley
Lord Tanlaw		Conservative	3 November 2017	Life peer	Former director of Inchcape plc and former chancellor of the University of Buckingham
Lord Condon		Crossbench	21 December 2017	Life peer	Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth		Conservative	22 December 2017	Life peer	Businessman, chairman of Vodafone and chairman of Tesco, former chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, former president of the Marylebone Cricket Club and former chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire
Lord Blyth of Rowington		Conservative	1 January 2018	Life peer	Businessman, former chairman of the London Business School
Lord Sanderson of Bowden		Conservative	29 March 2018	Life peer	Former chairman of the Conservative Party in Scotland
Lord Glentoran		Conservative	1 June 2018	Hereditary peer	Former bobsledder and Olympic champion
Baroness Richardson of Calow		Crossbench	20 December 2018	Life peer	Methodist Minister, first female President of the Methodist Conference
Lord Higgins		Conservative	1 January 2019	Life peer	Former MP
Baroness Howells of St Davids		Labour	10 January 2019	Life peer	Former chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire
Lord Mogg		Crossbench	14 January 2019	Life peer	Former chairman of Ofgem
Lord Cullen of Whitekirk		Crossbench	1 February 2019	Life peer	Former Lord President of the Court of Session
Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes		Conservative	25 February 2019	Life peer	Former MP
Baroness Gould of Potternewton		Labour	22 July 2019	Life peer	Former president of the Family Planning Association, trade unionist and political activist
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market		Conservative	26 July 2019	Life peer	Former MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Education and Science and Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Palumbo		Conservative	2 September 2019	Life peer	Property developer and art collector, last chair of the Arts Council of Great Britain
Baroness Emerton		Crossbench	1 November 2019	Life peer	Nurse
Lord Vallance of Tummel		Liberal Democrat	13 January 2020	Life peer	Businessman, former chairman of BT
Lord Steel of Aikwood		Non-affiliated	27 March 2020	Life peer	Former MP, Leader of the Liberal Party and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Lord Brookman		Labour	2 April 2020	Life peer	Steel worker and trade unionist, former general secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
Countess of Mar		Crossbench	1 May 2020	Hereditary peer	Farmer and goats cheesemaker, former civil servant
Baroness Byford		Conservative	5 May 2020	Life peer	Former president of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire
Lord Cope of Berkeley		Conservative	13 May 2020	Life peer	Former MP and Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Lord Woolmer of Leeds		Labour	26 May 2020	Life peer	Former MP
Lord Luce		Crossbench	29 June 2020	Life peer	Former MP, Lord Chamberlain and Governor of Gibraltar
Lord Morris of Handsworth		Labour	21 July 2020	Life peer	Trade unionist, former general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union
Baroness Hanham		Conservative	22 July 2020	Life peer	Former leader of the Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
Lord Jones of Birmingham		Crossbench	31 August 2020	Life peer	Businessman former director general of the Confederation of British Industry and former Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Lord Williams of Oystermouth		Crossbench	31 August 2020	Life peer	Formerly Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope		Liberal Democrat	2 September 2020	Life peer	Former MP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire (1983–2005)
Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony		Crossbench	14 September 2020	Life peer	Former Justice of the Supreme Court and Master of the Rolls
Lord Freeman		Conservative	1 October 2020	Life peer	Former MP
Lord Ahmed		Non-affiliated	14 November 2020	Life peer	Property developer
Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank		Crossbench	1 December 2020	Life peer	Former Chief of the Defence Staff
Lord Haskins		Crossbench	1 December 2020	Life peer	Businessman
Baroness Wilcox		Conservative	17 December 2020	Life peer	Businesswoman
Lord Cavendish of Furness		Conservative	1 January 2021	Life peer	Landowner, former High Sheriff of Cumbria and former member of the Cumbria County Council
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn		Crossbench	12 February 2021	Life peer	Former Governor of Hong Kong
Baroness Tonge		Non-affiliated	19 February 2021	Life peer	Former MP
Lord Ryder of Wensum		Conservative	12 April 2021	Life peer	Former MP
Lord Sainsbury of Turville		Labour	1 July 2021	Life peer	Businessman, chairman of Sainsbury's and chancellor of the University of Cambridge
Lord Beecham		Labour	1 September 2021	Life peer	Former leader of Newcastle City Council and current councilor for Benwell and Scotswood, former chairman of the Local Government Association
Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn		Conservative	15 September 2021	Life peer	Archaeologist and paleolinguist, former Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, former director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and former master of Jesus College, Cambridge
Lord Puttnam		Labour	27 October 2021	Life peer	Film producer, former chancellor of the Open University and former chancellor of the University of Sunderland
Lord Tyler		Liberal Democrat	28 October 2021	Life peer	Former MP for Bodmin (1974) and North Cornwall (1992–2005), former chairman of the Liberal Party
Lord Hunt of Chesterton		Labour	30 October 2021	Life peer	Meteorologist, former chief executive of the Meteorological Office
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon		Labour	5 November 2021	Life peer	Former police officer with the Metropolitan Police
Lord Broers		Crossbench	17 December 2021	Life peer	Electrical engineer, former vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge and former master of Churchill College
Viscount Ridley		Conservative	17 December 2021	Hereditary peer	Science writer, journalist and businessman, former chairman of Northern Rock
Lord Coe		Conservative	31 January 2022	Life peer	Former track and field athlete, president of World Athletics, former MP for Falmouth and Camborne (1992–1997)
Lord Rotherwick		Conservative	1 February 2022	Hereditary peer	Landowner and estate manager
Lord Tebbit		Conservative	31 March 2022	Life peer	Former MP
Lord Lea of Crondall		Non-affiliated	7 April 2022	Life peer	Former assistant general secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Lord Brabazon of Tara		Conservative	28 April 2022	Hereditary peer	Former Chairman of Committees
Lord Oxburgh		Crossbench	28 April 2022	Life peer	Geophysicist and geologist, former head of the department of earth sciences at the University of Cambridge, former president of the Geological Society of London
Lord Moonie		Non-affiliated	28 April 2022	Life peer	Former MP for Kirkcaldy (1987–2005)
Lord Lang of Monkton		Conservative	30 June 2022	Life peer	Former MP and President of the Board of Trade, current chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and future chairman of the board of directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc
Lord Harrison		Labour	11 July 2022	Life peer	Former MEP for Cheshire West (1989–1999), former councilor on Cheshire County Council (1981–1990)
Lord Vinson		Conservative	13 July 2022	Life peer	Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Viscount Ullswater		Conservative	20 July 2022	Hereditary peer	Former Minister of State for Housing and former Private Secretary to Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Earl of Listowel		Crossbench	21 July 2022	Hereditary peer	Sat as Baron Hare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; his other titles are in the Peerage of Ireland
Lord Astor of Hever		Conservative	22 July 2022	Hereditary peer	Businessman, Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Life Guards officer
Lord Mackay of Clashfern		Conservative	22 July 2022	Life peer	Lord Clerk Register, Formerly Lord Chancellor and Law Lord, Lord Advocate, a former judge of the Court of Session and editor-in-chief of Halsbury's Laws of England
Lord Soley		Labour	19 January 2023	Life peer	Former chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party and former MP
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey		Conservative	3 February 2023	Life peer	Former MP for Wallasey (1974–1992) and Minister of State for Overseas Development, president of the Royal Geographical Society
Viscount Falkland		Crossbench	21 March 2023	Hereditary peer	Vice-President of the Royal Stuart Society, officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
Lord Davies of Stamford		Labour	25 July 2023	Life peer	Former MP, Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support and diplomat
Lord Watson of Richmond		Liberal Democrat	25 July 2023	Life peer	Broadcaster and communications consultant, former president of the Liberal Party
Lord Hylton		Crossbench	27 July 2023	Hereditary peer	Former assistant private secretary to the Governor-General of Canada
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham		Crossbench	1 October 2023	Life peer	Chairman of Manocap, former chairman of Aerfi, Pearson and HBOS
Lord Ribeiro		Conservative	23 October 2023	Life peer	Former consultant general surgeon; member of the Health Policy Research Advisory Board of the American College of Surgeons
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank		Liberal Democrat	12 December 2023	Life peer	Former MP, Secretary of State for Transport, director-general of the Royal Institute of British Architects and chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority; member of the Gang of Four that founded the Social Democratic Party
Lord Plant of Highfield		Labour	28 February 2024	Life peer	Professor of Jurisprudence and Philosophy at King's College London and former Professor of European Political Thought at the University of Southampton
Lord Goodlad		Conservative	29 February 2024	Life peer	Former MP and chairman of the Constitution Committee
Lord Bamford		Conservative	1 March 2024	Life peer	Chairman of JCB
Earl of Sandwich		Crossbench	20 May 2024	Hereditary peer	Businessman
Lord Saville of Newdigate		Crossbench	20 June 2024	Law life peer	Former Law Lord and former Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Baroness Fritchie		Crossbench	1 July 2024	Life peer	Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire (since 2012)
Lord Rana		Conservative	2 July 2024	Life peer	President of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare		Non-affiliated	4 July 2024	Life peer	Former MP for Louth (Lincolnshire) (1969–1974), novelist
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein		Labour	8 July 2024	Life peer	Former nurse and president of the Trades Union Congress
Baroness King of Bow		Labour	9 July 2024	Life peer	Former MP for Bethnal Green and Bow (1997–2005)
Baroness Jolly		Liberal Democrat	31 July 2024	Life peer	Chair of Executive Committee of Liberal Democrats in Devon and Cornwall
Lord Warner		Crossbench	1 August 2024	Life peer	Former civil servant
Lord Owen		Ind. Social Democrat	13 August 2024	Life peer	Former MP for Plymouth Sutton (1966–1974) and for Plymouth Devonport (1974–1992), Foreign Secretary, co-chairman of the Conference on Yugoslavia, leader of the Social Democratic Party 1983–87, and the continuing Social Democratic Party 1988–90

Removed for non-attendance

Under section 2 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014, peers who fail to attend any sittings of the House during a whole parliamentary session cease to be members of the House at the start of the next session. The following peers have been subject to this provision since the Act came into force and are still living: ^[10]

Lord	Party		Date	Type	Notes
Lord Dixon-Smith		Conservative	7 November 2023	Life peer	Former chairman of Essex County Council
Lord Black of Crossharbour		Non-affiliated	9 July 2024	Life peer	Businessman, former newspaper publisher, convicted fraudster
Baroness Corston		Labour	9 July 2024	Life peer	Former MP for Bristol East and Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party
Lord Davies of Oldham		Labour	9 July 2024	Life peer	Former MP, Government Deputy Chief Whip (2003–2010) and Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
Lord Kalms		Non-affiliated	9 July 2024	Life peer	Life president and former chairman of Dixons Retail and former chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies
Lord Prescott		Labour	9 July 2024	Life peer	Former MP and deputy prime minister
Lord Willoughby de Broke		Non-affiliated	9 July 2024	Hereditary peer	Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire

Resigned under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

Under section 41 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, peers are automatically and compulsorily treated as domiciled in the United Kingdom for tax purposes. Section 42 allowed peers who did not wish to comply with the provision to choose within three months of the act coming into force to give notice with the same effect as to resign and retire from the House of Lords. ^[11] The following peers opted to exercise that right and are still living: ^[8]

Lord	Party		Date	Type	Notes
Lord Laidlaw		Conservative	15 April 2010	Life peer	Retains tax residency (domicile) in Monaco
Baroness Dunn		Crossbench	30 June 2010	Life peer	Retains tax residency (domicile) in Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
Lord Foster of Thames Bank		Crossbench	6 July 2010	Life peer	Retains tax residency (domicile) in Switzerland

Recently deceased

The following life peers and elected hereditary peers have died since November 2023: ^[12]

Name	Party		Ceased to be member (if applicable)	Date of death	Type
Lord Judge		Crossbench		7 November 2023	Life peer
Lord Cotter		Liberal Democrat		14 November 2023	Life peer
Lord Rowe-Beddoe		Crossbench		15 November 2023	Life peer
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe		Crossbench	17 March 2021	16 November 2023	Law life peer
Lord Selkirk of Douglas		Conservative	27 July 2023	28 November 2023	Life peer
Lord Darling of Roulanish		Labour	28 July 2020	30 November 2023	Life peer
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead		Labour	9 April 2021	3 December 2023	Life peer
Lord Bhatia		Non-affiliated	7 November 2023	12 January 2024	Life peer
Lord Tomlinson		Labour		20 January 2024	Life peer
Baroness Flather		Crossbench		6 February 2024	Life peer
Lord Cormack		Conservative		25 February 2024	Life peer
Baroness Henig		Labour		29 February 2024	Life peer
Lord McAvoy		Labour		8 March 2024	Life peer
Lord Hoyle		Labour	25 July 2023	6 April 2024	Life peer
Lord Rosser		Labour		10 April 2024	Life peer
Baroness Gardner of Parkes		Conservative		14 April 2024	Life peer
Baroness Massey of Darwen		Labour		20 April 2024	Life peer
Lord Field of Birkenhead		Crossbench		23 April 2024	Life peer
Lord Stunell		Liberal Democrat		29 April 2024	Life peer
Lord Fellowes		Crossbench	10 February 2022	29 July 2024	Life peer
Lord Colwyn		Conservative	21 July 2022	4 August 2024	Hereditary peer
Lady Saltoun		Crossbench	12 December 2014	3 September 2024	Hereditary peer
Lord Selsdon		Conservative	11 May 2021	15 September 2024	Hereditary peer
Marquess of Lothian		Conservative		1 October 2024	Life peer
Lord Ouseley		Crossbench	24 May 2019	2 October 2024	Life peer
Lord Leitch		Labour		4 October 2024	Life peer
Lord Hanningfield		Non-affiliated		20 October 2024	Life peer
Lord Renwick of Clifton		Crossbench	31 March 2018	4 November 2024	Life peer

Incoming members

The following people have been announced to become peers but have not yet received their writ of summons or letters patent and have not been introduced.

Name	Party		Date of announcement	Type
[ to be determined ]		Crossbencher	20 November 2025 [a]	Hereditary peer
[ to be determined ]		Conservative	9 January 2026 [a]	Hereditary peer

1. Last possible date for a by-election.

See also

• List of life peerages
• List of excepted hereditary peers
• List of hereditary peers in the House of Lords by virtue of a life peerage
• Women in the House of Lords

References

1. "Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury".
2. "Standing Orders of the House of Lords".
3. "House of Lords, Official Website - Members of the House of Lords granted leave of absence".
4. Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Section 137 (3) at legislation.gov.uk
5. "Conduct Committee Report Volume 808". House of Lords Hansard. 7 December 2020. That, in accordance with Standing Order 12, Lord Maginnis of Drumglass be suspended from the service of the House for a period of at least 18 months and until the Conduct Committee confirms that he has satisfactorily completed the other requirements of the sanction
6. "House of Lords Act 1999 § 2". legislation.gov.uk.
7. House of Lords Reform Act 2014 s 1.
8. "Retired members of the House of Lords". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
9. "Lords Hansard for 13 October 2014". 13 October 2024.
10. "Non-attending Lords". Parliament.uk.
11. Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 s 42.
12. "Deceased Lords". Parliament.uk.

External links

• United Kingdom Parliament Alphabetical List of Members of the House of Lords