H O U S E of L O R D S
BRIEFING
ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION
- 1 July 2004
By Party Strength
| Party |
Life Peers |
Hereditary: Elected by party |
Hereditary: Elected Office
Holders |
Hereditary: * Royal Office
Holders |
Bishops |
Total |
| Conservative |
159 |
39** |
8 |
|
|
206 |
| Labour |
187 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
191 |
| Liberal Democrat |
61 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
66 |
| Crossbench |
146 |
29** |
2 |
2 |
|
179 |
| Archbishops and Bishops |
|
|
|
|
26 |
26 |
| Other*** |
33 |
2 |
|
|
|
35 |
| TOTAL |
586 |
75 |
14 |
2 |
26 |
703 |
NB Excludes 11 peers who are on leave of absence.
By Type
| Archbishops and bishops |
|
26 |
| Life Peers under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act
1876 |
(1 women) |
29 |
| Life Peers under the Life Peerages Act 1958 |
(120 women) |
567 |
| Peers under House of Lords Act 1999 |
(4 women) |
92 |
| TOTAL |
|
714 |
* These are: the Duke of Norfolk, The Earl Marshal (Crossbench)
and the Marquess of Cholmondeley, The Lord Great Chamberlain (Crossbench).
**L. Brabazon of Tara was elected as a Conservative but,
as the Chairman of Committees, he now sits on the Crossbenches.
***These are: L. Archer of Weston-super-Mare, Non-affiliated;
L. Beaumont of Whitley, Green Party; B. Cox, Non-affiliated ; L. Fitt, Independent
Socialist; L. Grenfell, Non-affiliated;
L. Pearson of Rannoch, Non-affiliated; E. Shrewsbury, Non-affiliated; L. Stevens of Ludgate, Non-affiliated; L. Stoddart of
Swindon, Independent Labour; L. Willoughby de Broke, Non-affiliated; B. Young of Old Scone, Non-affiliated and 24 newly created life peers who have not yet been introduced. NB 2 peers (announced 1 May 2004) yet to receive Letters Patent.
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