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
261
Members
Men
192
Women
69
214 life peers* and 47 excepted hereditary peers**
Crossbench
192
Members
Men
143
Women
49
159 life peers* and 33 excepted hereditary peers**
Labour
168
Members
Men
109
Women
59
164 life peers* and 4 excepted hereditary peers**
Liberal Democrat
84
Members
Men
52
Women
32
81 life peers* and 3 excepted hereditary peers**
Non-affiliated
39
Members
Men
34
Women
5
37 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*
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