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HOUSE OF THE LORDS UK

Home » Law Library Updates » Sarvarthapedia » Parliamentary Practice » Members of the House of Lords-UK

Lords by party/group and type of peerage

Party/group Life peers* Excepted
hereditary peers**
Bishops Total
Bishops 0 0 26 26
Conservative 188 46 234
Crossbench 151 31 182
Labour 175 4 179
Liberal Democrat 91 3 94
Lord Speaker 1 0 1
Non-affiliated 37 7 44
Other 15 0 15
Conservative Independent 1 0 1
Democratic Unionist Party 4 0 4
Green Party 1 0 1
Independent Labour 2 0 2
Independent Social Democrat 1 0 1
Independent Ulster Unionist 1 0 1
Labour Independent 1 0 1
Plaid Cymru 1 0 1
UK Independence Party 1 0 1
Ulster Unionist Party 2 0 2
Total 658 91 26 775

* Made up of life peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958

** Made up of hereditary peers elected by parties and groups, or by the whole House

Lords by party/group and gender

Party/group Men Women Total
Bishops 21 5 26
Conservative 172 62 234
Crossbench 139 43 182
Labour 123 56 179
Liberal Democrat 61 33 94
Lord Speaker 1 0 1
Non-affiliated 38 6 44
Other 13 2 15
Conservative Independent 1 0 1
Democratic Unionist Party 4 0 4
Green Party 0 1 1
Independent Labour 2 0 2
Independent Social Democrat 1 0 1
Independent Ulster Unionist 1 0 1
Labour Independent 0 1 1
Plaid Cymru 1 0 1
UK Independence Party 1 0 1
Ulster Unionist Party 2 0 2
Total 568 207 775

 NEWLY JOINED LORDS

Member Party/group Joined the House
Lord Ravensdale Crossbench 3 April 2019
The Lord Bishop of Derby Bishops 28 March 2019
Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford Conservative 1 February 2019
Lord Reay Conservative 28 January 2019
Lord Carrington Crossbench 4 December 2018
Baroness Osamor Labour 26 November 2018
The Lord Bishop of Bristol Bishops 2 October 2018
Lord Bethell Conservative 19 July 2018
The Earl of Devon Crossbench 12 July 2018
Baroness Bull Crossbench 11 July 2018
Lord Anderson of Ipswich Crossbench 10 July 2018
Baroness Boycott Crossbench 9 July 2018
Lord Randall of Uxbridge Conservative 25 June 2018
Lord Garnier Conservative 22 June 2018
Lord Haselhurst Conservative 22 June 2018
Baroness Barran Conservative 21 June 2018
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride Labour 21 June 2018
Baroness Bryan of Partick Labour 20 June 2018
Baroness Sater Conservative 20 June 2018
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Democratic Unionist Party 19 June 2018
Baroness Meyer Conservative 19 June 2018
Lord Lilley Conservative 18 June 2018
Lord Pickles Conservative 18 June 2018
Lord Tyrie Non-affiliated 12 June 2018
The Lord Bishop of London Bishops 10 April 2018
The Lord Bishop of Chichester Bishops 3 January 2018

Members of the House of Lords, who are not paid a salary, may claim a daily allowance of £300 (or may elect to claim a reduced daily allowance of £150) per sitting day – but only if they attend a sitting of the House and/or committee proceedings.

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Updated on September 2019

Source: UK Parliament

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