Lords membership - by peerage
This page shows eligible Members of the House of Lords, broken down by peerage, who can scrutinise bills, investigate government activity through committee work, and questions government through oral and written questions, as well as debates.
| Party/group | Life peers* | Excepted hereditary peers** |
Bishops | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Conservative
|
196 | 46 | - | 242 |
|
|
Crossbench
|
149 | 29 | - | 178 |
|
|
Labour
|
171 | 3 | - | 174 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat
|
86 | 3 | - | 89 |
|
|
Non-affiliated
|
41 | 6 | - | 47 |
|
|
Bishops
|
0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
|
|
Democratic Unionist Party
|
4 | 0 | - | 4 |
|
|
Green Party
|
2 | 0 | - | 2 |
|
|
Independent Labour
|
2 | 0 | - | 2 |
|
|
Ulster Unionist Party
|
2 | 0 | - | 2 |
|
|
Conservative Independent
|
1 | 0 | - | 1 |
|
|
Independent Social Democrat
|
1 | 0 | - | 1 |
|
|
Independent Ulster Unionist
|
1 | 0 | - | 1 |
|
|
Labour Independent
|
1 | 0 | - | 1 |
|
|
Lord Speaker
|
1 | 0 | - | 1 |
|
|
Plaid Cymru
|
1 | 0 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 659 | 87 | 26 | 772 | |
* 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