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List of hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999

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667 hereditary peers had their entitlement to sit in the House of Lords removed by the House of Lords Act 1999, based on the Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom.

Excluded hereditary peers

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   Conservative (276)        Crossbench (202)        Labour (15)        Liberal Democrats (18)        Non-affiliated (13)        Others (66)        Did not take seat (77)     
Living peer as of 18 August 2025
Acceded to the throne
Qualifying title for Irish Peers
Living peer who subsequently returned to the House as of 18 August 2025
Peer who subsequently returned to the House and has since died
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Hereditary peers given life peerages

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The following 10 peers were excluded from sitting in the House of Lords by virtue of their hereditary titles, and were not part of the 92 excepted hereditary peers. New life peerages were offered to hereditary peers of first creation (Earl of Longford as Lord Pakenham (who was also a former Leader of the House of Lords), Earl of Snowdon, Lord Aldington and Lord Erroll of Hale) and to previous Leaders of the House of Lords (Lord Carrington 1963–1964, Earl of Longford 1964–1968, Earl Jellicoe 1970–1973, Lord Windlesham 1973–1974, Lord Shepherd 1974–1976, Lord Belstead 1988–1990 and Viscount Cranborne 1994–1997) to allow their continued membership after the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999.[666]

Prior to the act Quintin Hogg (who was a former Leader of the House 1960–1963 as The Viscount Hailsham) had disclaimed his hereditary peerage in 1963, but had returned to the House as a life peer when he became the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain in 1970 and took up his seat on the Woolsack. Also two hereditary peers had been created life peers prior to their successions to their hereditary peerages. They continued to sit in the House by virtue of their life peerages following the exclusion of hereditary peers.

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Other hereditary peers

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Lord Great Chamberlain

Upon the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, the following peer was an ex officio member of the House of Lords by virtue of his office as Lord Great Chamberlain. Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, the office changed hands, and the peer was excluded pursuant to the Act.

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Earl Marshal

Upon the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, the following peer was an ex officio member of the House of Lords by virtue of his office as Earl Marshal. Prior to becoming an ex officio member, Miles Fitzalan-Howard had first become Lord Beaumont after the death of his mother in 1971, and then also Lord Howard of Glossop in 1972 after the death of his father. Then he became both Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal on 31 January 1975.

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Disclaimed hereditary peers

The following 10 peers disclaimed their hereditary titles under the Peerage Act 1963, under which peers can disclaim their peerage for life. Even though they were not affected by the expulsion, three members returned to the House by virtue of their life peerages and remained members until their respective deaths and retirement. Despite the House of Lords Act 1999, the Barony of Silkin was disclaimed in 2002.

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Irish hereditary peers

The following 68 Peers of the Peerage of Ireland were not affected by the expulsion of the House of Lords Act 1999 as they were already on the electoral roll and were eligible to be a Member of Parliament and vote in elections in the United Kingdom in all formats, i.e. local government elections, European elections, devolution elections[clarification needed] and UK general elections.

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