Lords membership
This page shows a summary of eligible Members of the House of Lords who can scrutinise bills, investigate government activity through committee work, and questions government through oral and written questions, as well as debates.
List view
Conservative
252
Members
Men
184
Women
68
208 life peers* and 44 excepted hereditary peers**
Crossbench
185
Members
Men
137
Women
48
151 life peers* and 34 excepted hereditary peers**
Labour
166
Members
Men
107
Women
59
162 life peers* and 4 excepted hereditary peers**
Liberal Democrat
83
Members
Men
51
Women
32
80 life peers* and 3 excepted hereditary peers**
Non-affiliated
36
Members
Men
31
Women
5
34 life peers* and 2 excepted hereditary peers**
Bishops
25
Members
Men
20
Women
5
Democratic Unionist Party
5
Members
Men
5
5 life peers*
Green Party
2
Members
Women
2
2 life peers*
Ulster Unionist Party
2
Members
Men
2
2 life peers*
Conservative Independent
1
Member
Men
1
1 life peer*
Independent Social Democrat
1
Member
Men
1
1 life peer*
Lord Speaker
1
Member
Men
1
1 life peer*
Plaid Cymru
1
Member
Men
1
1 life peer*
Graphical view
* 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