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
242
Members
Men
178
Women
64
196 life peers* and 46 excepted hereditary peers**
Crossbench
178
Members
Men
135
Women
43
149 life peers* and 29 excepted hereditary peers**
Labour
174
Members
Men
117
Women
57
171 life peers* and 3 excepted hereditary peers**
Liberal Democrat
89
Members
Men
58
Women
31
86 life peers* and 3 excepted hereditary peers**
Non-affiliated
47
Members
Men
38
Women
9
41 life peers* and 6 excepted hereditary peers**
Bishops
26
Members
Men
21
Women
5
Democratic Unionist Party
4
Members
Men
4
4 life peers*
Green Party
2
Members
Women
2
2 life peers*
Independent Labour
2
Members
Men
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*
Independent Ulster Unionist
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