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
262
Members
Men
193
Women
69
215 life peers* and 47 excepted hereditary peers**
Crossbench
187
Members
Men
140
Women
47
154 life peers* and 33 excepted hereditary peers**
Labour
171
Members
Men
112
Women
59
168 life peers* and 3 excepted hereditary peers**
Liberal Democrat
85
Members
Men
53
Women
32
82 life peers* and 3 excepted hereditary peers**
Non-affiliated
43
Members
Men
36
Women
7
41 life peers* and 2 excepted hereditary peers**
Bishops
26
Members
Men
20
Women
6
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*
Labour Independent
1
Member
Women
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