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List of current members of the House of Lords

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This is a list of current members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Current sitting members

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Lords Spiritual

See also: Lords Spiritual and List of bishops in the Church of England § Diocesan bishops

Twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords: the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, and the next 21 most senior diocesan bishops (with the exception of the Bishop in Europe and the Bishop of Sodor and Man). Under the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015, until May 2030, female bishops take precedence over men to become new Lords Spiritual for the 21 seats allocated by seniority.

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Lords Temporal

Lords Temporal include life peers, excepted hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999 (some of whom have been elected to the House after being removed from it in 1999), and remaining law life peers.

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  1. Cottrell was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Chelmsford from 2014, continuing ex officio on his translation to Archbishop of York in 2020.
  2. Faull entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  3. Francis-Dehqani entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  4. Jelley entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  5. Lane entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  6. Treweek entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  7. Conway was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Ely from 2014, continuing as such on his translation to Bishop of Lincoln in 2023.
  8. Hartley entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  9. Croft was a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Sheffield from 2013, continuing as such on his translation to Bishop of Oxford in 2016.
  10. Sellin entered the House under the provisions of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.
  11. Lord Berkeley was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1992 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  12. Lord Carey of Clifton was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002.
  13. Earl Cathcart was previously a member of the House from June 1999 until the House of Lords Act in November 1999.
  14. Viscount Chandos was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1980 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  15. Lord Chartres was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017.
  16. Earl of Clancarty was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  17. Lord Cromwell was previously a member of the House from 1982 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  18. Viscount Eccles was previously a member of the House from February 1999 until the House of Lords Act in November 1999.
  19. Lord Fairfax of Cameron was previously a member of the House from 1977 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  20. Earl of Glasgow was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  21. Lord Grantchester was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  22. Lord Hacking was previously a member of the House from 1971 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  23. Viscount Hanworth was previously a member of the House from 1996 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  24. Lord Harries of Pentregarth was previously a member of the House as a Lord Spiritual by seniority of service as Bishop of Oxford from 1993 to 2006.
  25. Lord Londesborough was previously a member of the House from 1980 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  26. Earl of Lytton was previously a member of the House from 1985 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  27. Lord Meston was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  28. Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1990 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  29. Lord Redesdale was previously a member of the House by virtue of his hereditary peerage from 1991 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  30. Lord Russell of Liverpool was previously a member of the House from 1981 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  31. Lord Sentamu was previously a member of the House as an ex officio Lord Spiritual while Archbishop of York from 2005 to 2020.
  32. Duke of Somerset was previously a member of the House from 1984 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  33. Earl of Stair was previously a member of the House from 1996 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  34. Viscount Thurso was previously a member of the House from 1995 until the House of Lords Act 1999.
  35. Viscount Trenchard was previously a member of the House from 1987 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
  36. Lord Wrottesley was previously a member of the House from 1993 until the House of Lords Act in 1999.
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Current non-sitting members

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There are also peers who remain members of the House, but are currently ineligible to sit and vote.

Peers on leave of absence

Under section 23 of the Standing Orders of the House of Lords, peers may obtain a leave of absence for the remainder of a Parliament.[1] The following peers are currently on a leave of absence.[2]

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Peers disqualified

Under section 137(3) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, holders of certain judicial offices who are peers are disqualified from sitting and voting in the House of Lords while in office.[3] The following peers are currently subject to this provision.

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Peers suspended

The following peers are currently suspended from the House in accordance with section 1 of the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015.

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Incoming members

The following people have been announced to become peers but have not yet received their writ of summons or letters patent and have not been introduced.

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  1. Last possible date for a by-election.

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