Lords by party and type of peerage
| 1 February 2010 |
By Party Strength |
| Party |
Life Peers |
Hereditary: Elected by Party |
Hereditary: Elected Office Holders |
Hereditary: * Royal Office Holder |
Bishops |
Total |
| Conservative |
141 |
39 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
189 |
| Labour |
207 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
211 |
| Liberal Democrat |
67 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
72 |
| Crossbench |
149 |
29 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
182 |
| Bishops |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
| Other** |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| TOTAL |
587 |
75 |
15 |
2 |
26 |
705 |
Note: excludes 12 Members who are on leave of absence, 16 disqualified a senior members of the judiciary and 1 disqualified as an MEP |
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| By Type |
Men |
Women |
Total |
| Archbishops and bishops |
26 |
0 |
26 |
| Life Peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 |
22 |
1 |
23 |
| Life Peers under the Life Peerages Act 1958 |
449 |
144 |
593 |
| Peers under House of Lords Act 1999 |
90 |
2 |
92 |
| TOTAL |
587 |
147 |
734 |
| * These are: |
| The Marquess of Cholmondeley, Lord Great Chamberlain (Crossbench), The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal (Crossbench) |
| Other political parties |
| Lord Browne of Belmont: DUP |
| Lord Laird: UUP |
| Lord Maginnis of Drumglass: UUP |
| Lord Morrow: DUP |
| Baroness Paisley of St George's: DUP |
| Lord Pearson of Rannoch: UKIP |
| Lord Rogan: UUP |
| Lord Rooker: Labour Independent |
| Lord Stevens of Ludgate: Conservative Independent |
| Lord Stoddart of Swindon: Independent Labour |
| Lord Willoughby de Broke: UKIP | |
| Non affiliated Members |
| Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare |
| Lord Black of Crossharbour |
| Lord Brabazon of Tara: Chairman of Committees |
| Lord Clarke of Hampstead |
| Baroness Ford |
| Baroness Hayman: Lord Speaker |
| Lord Jacobs |
| Lord Kalms |
| Lord Roper: Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees |
| Lord Smith of Finsbury |
| Lord Triesman |
| Lord Truscott |
| Lord Watson of Invergowrie |
| Baroness Young of Old Scone |
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| This information is updated monthly. As at 6pm 31 January 2010 | |
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