These tables show eligible members of the House of Lords who can scrutinise bills, investigate government activity through committee work, and question government through oral questions and debates.
Lords by party/group and type of peerage
| Party/group |
Life peers* |
Excepted
hereditary peers** |
Bishops |
Total |
| Bishops |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
| Conservative |
159 |
49 |
|
208 |
| Crossbench |
152 |
31 |
|
183 |
| Labour |
212 |
4 |
|
216 |
| Liberal Democrat |
85 |
4 |
|
89 |
| Non-affiliated |
21 |
0 |
|
21 |
| Other parties |
12 |
1 |
|
13 |
| Conservative Independent |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Democratic Unionist |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
| Independent Labour |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Independent Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Independent Ulster Unionist |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Liberal Democrat Independent |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
| Plaid Cymru |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
| UK Independence Party |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
| Ulster Unionist Party |
2 |
0 |
|
2 |
| Total |
641 |
89 |
25 |
755 |
* 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