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List of female members of the House of Lords

Main article: Women in the House of Lords

This is a list of women who have been sat as members of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. Unless stated otherwise the reason for leaving the Lords is death.

List of members edit

Party Portrait Name Year joined Year left Type of peerage
Labour   Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger[1] 8 August 1958 11 July 1988 Life peeress
Crossbench   Stella Isaacs, Baroness Swanborough[2] 22 September 1958 22 May 1971 Life peeress
Conservative Katharine Elliot, Baroness Elliot of Harwood 26 September 1958 3 January 1994 Life peeress
Crossbench   Irene Curzon, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston[3] 6 October 1958 9 February 1966 Life peeress
Labour   Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill[4] 4 February 1961 4 February 1980 Life peeress
Labour   Elaine Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry[5] 13 April 1962 1981: Resigned from the Labour Party, joined the SDP Life peeress
SDP 1981 3 March 1988: SDP merged into Liberal Democrats, sat as a crossbencher
Crossbench 3 March 1988 6 October 1991
Conservative   Rosina MacNamee, 24th Baroness Audley 31 July 1963 24 October 1974 Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Mona Fitzalan-Howard, 11th Baroness Beaumont[6] 31 July 1963 31 August 1971 Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll[7] 31 July 1963 16 May 1978 Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Mary Freeman-Grenville, 12th Lady Kinloss 31 July 1963 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Bridget Monckton, 11th Lady Ruthven of Freeland[8] 31 July 1963 17 April 1982 Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Elizabeth Philipps, 14th Baroness Strange[9] 19 November 1963 12 December 1974 Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Frances Davidson, Baroness Northchurch[10] 13 January 1964 25 November 1985 Life peeress
Conservative   Katherine Bigham, 12th Lady Nairne[11] 27 October 1964 20 September 1995 Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Barbara Brooke, Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte[12] 8 December 1964 1 September 2000 Life peeress
Liberal   Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury[13] 21 December 1964 19 February 1969 Life peeress
Labour   Norah Phillips, Baroness Phillips[14] 21 December 1964 14 August 1992 Life peeress
Labour   Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer[15] 10 May 1965 13 June 1972 Life peeress
Crossbench   Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill[16] 17 May 1965 12 December 1977 Life peeress
Crossbench   Rachel Douglas-Home, 27th Baroness Dacre 17 October 1965 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Labour   Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks 17 January 1966 6 July 1975 Life peeress
Crossbench   Ann Forbes-Sempill, 20th Lady Sempill 30 December 1965 19 July 1966: Joined the Conservatives Hereditary peeress
Conservative 19 July 1966 6 July 1995
Labour   Beatrice Serota, Baroness Serota[17] 20 January 1967 21 October 2002 Life peeress
Crossbench   Mary Foley-Berkeley, 17th Baroness Berkeley 5 April 1967 17 October 1992 Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Barbara Abney-Hastings, 13th Countess of Loudoun 22 June 1967 1 November 2002 Hereditary peeress
Labour   Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe[18] 29 August 1967 6 November 1997 Life peeress
Labour   Alma Birk, Baroness Birk 15 September 1967 29 December 1996 Life peeress
Crossbench   Elizabeth Sutherland, 24th Countess of Sutherland 27 March 1968 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Davina Ingrams, 18th Baroness Darcy de Knayth 9 June 1969 24 February 2008 Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton[19] 25 February 1970 12 March 2023 Life peeress
Conservative   Priscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie[20] 1 July 1970 11 March 1978 Life peeress
Labour   Eirene White, Baroness White[21] 12 October 1970 23 December 1999 Life peeress
Labour   Alice Bacon, Baroness Bacon 14 October 1970 24 March 1993 Life peeress
Labour   Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge[22] 5 November 1970 16 November 1988 Life peeress
Crossbench   Rosemary Portal, 2nd Baroness Portal of Hungerford 22 April 1971 29 September 1990 Hereditary peeress
Liberal   Nancy Seear, Baroness Seear 18 May 1971 23 April 1997 Life peeress
Conservative   Janet Young, Baroness Young 24 May 1971 6 September 2002 Life peeress
Conservative   Evelyn Macleod, Baroness Macleod of Borve[23] 8 June 1971 17 November 1999 Life peeress
Conservative   Barbara Hamilton, 14th Baroness Dudley 19 April 1972 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Pamela Sharples, Baroness Sharples[24] 18 June 1973 18 December 2017 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Anne Palmer, 11th Baroness Lucas 27 September 1973 12 October 1991 Hereditary peeress
Liberal   Inga-Stina Robson, Baroness Robson of Kiddington 14 May 1974 9 February 1999 Life peeress
Conservative   Mervyn Pike, Baroness Pike[25] 15 May 1974 11 January 2004 Life peeress
Labour   Phyllis Stedman, Baroness Stedman 25 June 1974 1981: Resigned from the Labour Party, joined the SDP Life peeress
SDP 1981 3 March 1988: SDP merged into Liberal Democrats, joined continuing SDP
SDP 3 March 1988 May 1990: Continuing SDP dissolved
Crossbench May 1990 8 June 1996
Conservative Irene Ward, Baroness Ward of North Tyneside[26] 23 January 1975 26 April 1980 Life peeress
Conservative   Joan Vickers, Baroness Vickers[27] 27 January 1975 23 May 1994 Life peeress
Labour   Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch 28 January 1975 28 December 1984 Life peeress
Crossbench   Anne Cowdrey, 14th Lady Herries of Terregles 31 January 1975 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar 11 September 1975 1 May 2020 (Retired) Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Rosamund Greaves, 11th Countess of Dysart 2 June 1975 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Labour   Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood 27 February 1978 18 May 2017 (Retired) Life peeress
Crossbench   Sue Ryder, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw[28] 31 January 1979 2 November 2000 Life peeress
Crossbench   Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff 30 July 1979 13 May 2012 Life peeress
Conservative   Diana Neave, Baroness Airey of Abingdon[29] 6 August 1979 27 November 1992 Life peeress
Conservative   Betty Harvie Anderson, Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter[30] 4 October 1979 7 November 1979 Life peeress
Crossbench   Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun[31] 3 December 1979 12 December 2014 (Retired) Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington 4 February 1980 24 October 2017 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Felicity Lane-Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox 19 May 1981 17 April 1988 Life peeress
Labour   Jane Ewart-Biggs, Baroness Ewart-Biggs[32] 22 May 1981 8 October 1992 Life peeress
Conservative   Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle 28 May 1981 1 February 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes 23 June 1981 14 April 2024 Life peeress
Conservative   Elizabeth Carnegy, Baroness Carnegy of Lour 14 July 1982 9 November 2010 Life peeress
Labour   Wendy Nicol, Baroness Nicol 20 January 1983 15 January 2018 Life peeress
Conservative   Caroline Cox, Baroness Cox 24 January 1983 2004: Expelled from the Conservative Party, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2004
Crossbench   Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby 29 March 1983 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Crossbench   Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock 6 February 1985 20 March 2019 Life peeress
Labour   Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden 29 May 1985 13 June 2017 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Mary Aubrey-Fletcher, 8th Baroness Braye 9 April 1986 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange 3 December 1986 December 1998: Resigned the Conservative Party whip, elected as an excepted crossbencher in 1999 Hereditary peeress
Crossbench December 1998 11 March 2005
Labour   Tessa Blackstone, Baroness Blackstone 18 March 1987 2018: Resigned from the Labour Party, changed affiliation to Independent Labour Life peeress
Independent Labour 2018
Conservative   Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch 4 July 1987 31 May 2005 Life peeress
Crossbench   Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma 8 July 1987 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Sarah Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes[33] 9 February 1989 25 February 2019 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Daphne Park, Baroness Park of Monmouth 27 February 1990 24 March 2010 Life peeress
Crossbench   Ziki Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton 4 April 1990 15 May 2000 Hereditary peeress
Conservative   Diana Eccles, Baroness Eccles of Moulton[34] 10 May 1990 Life peeress
Conservative   Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege 18 May 1990 Life peeress
Conservative   Heather Brigstocke, Baroness Brigstocke 21 May 1990 30 April 2004 Life peeress
Conservative   Shreela Flather, Baroness Flather 11 June 1990 1998: Resigned from the Conservative whip Life peeress
Crossbench 1998 1999: Rejoined the Conservatives
Conservative 1999 2008: Resigned from the Conservative Party, became a Crossbencher
Crossbench 2008 6 February 2024
Crossbench   Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn 24 August 1990 29 June 2010 (Permanently disqualified under the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010) Life peeress
Labour   Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn[35] 16 July 1990 3 May 2002 Life peeress
Conservative   Joan Seccombe, Baroness Seccombe 14 February 1991 Life peeress
Labour   Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon 14 June 1991 5 November 2021 (Retired) Life peeress
Labour   Ann Mallalieu, Baroness Mallalieu[36] 19 June 1991 Life peeress
Conservative   Detta O'Cathain, Baroness O'Cathain 21 June 1991 23 April 2021 Life peeress
Conservative   Pauline Perry, Baroness Perry of Southwark 16 July 1991 26 May 2016 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey[37] 24 April 1992 3 February 2023 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher[38] 28 April 1992 8 April 2013 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby[39] 1 February 1993 11 February 2016 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Doreen Miller, Baroness Miller of Hendon 14 October 1993 21 June 2014 Life peeress
Conservative   Patricia Rawlings, Baroness Rawlings[40] 5 October 1994 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Susan Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Walliswood 6 October 1994 18 May 2016 (Removed for non-attendance) Life peeress
Labour   Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill[41] 17 February 1995 Life peeress
Conservative   Pamela Kirkham, 16th Baroness Berners 25 October 1995 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Labour   Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman[42] 2 January 1996 2006: Resigned from the Labour Party, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2006
Conservative   Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox 16 January 1996 17 December 2020 (Retired) Life peeress
Crossbench   June Lloyd, Baroness Lloyd of Highbury 12 July 1996 28 June 2006 Life peeress
Labour   Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean 7 October 1996 Life peeress
Labour   Meta Ramsay, Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale 11 October 1996 Life peeress
Conservative   Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns 14 October 1996 Life peeress
Conservative   Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford[43] 15 October 1996 5 May 2020 (Retired) Life peeress
Crossbench   Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton 17 February 1997 1 November 2019 Life peeress
Labour   Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles[44] 4 June 1997 27 March 1998 Life peeress
Conservative   Jill Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree 23 September 1997 24 March 2016 (Retired) Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Sarah Ludford, Baroness Ludford[45] 30 September 1997 Life peeress
Conservative   Janet Fookes, Baroness Fookes[46] 30 September 1997 Life peeress
Labour   Jill Pitkeathley, Baroness Pitkeathley 6 October 1997 Life peeress
Labour   Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos 23 October 1997 Life peeress
Labour   Ruth Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh 24 October 1997 2 May 2015 Life peeress
Labour   Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws 27 October 1997 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock[47] 30 October 1997 26 June 2020 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater of Butterstone 1 November 1997 12 February 2016 (Retired) Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne[48] 3 November 1997 2016: Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, became a Conservative Life peeress
Conservative 2016
Labour   Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone 4 November 1997 Life peeress
Labour   Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal 6 November 1997 9 June 2022 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Labour   Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie 21 July 1998 2022: Removed from the Labour Party Whip Life peeress
Non-affiliated 2022 11 January 2023 (Suspended)
Labour   Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin 21 July 1998 2010: Expelled from the Labour Party, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2010
Conservative   Peta Buscombe, Baroness Buscombe 23 July 1998 Life peeress
Labour   Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton 23 July 1998 Life peeress
Labour   Christine Crawley, Baroness Crawley[49] 24 July 1998 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Susan Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer 28 July 1998 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Margaret Sharp, Baroness Sharp of Guildford 1 August 1998 31 July 2016 (Retired) Life peeress
Crossbench   Kathleen Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow 3 August 1998 20 December 2018 (Retired) Life peeress
Crossbench   Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve[50] 25 February 1999 Life peeress
Crossbench   Jennifer Forwood, 11th Baroness Arlington 27 May 1999 11 November 1999 (Removed) Hereditary peeress
Labour   Diana Warwick, Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe 10 July 1999 Life peeress
Crossbench   Vivien Stern, Baroness Stern 13 July 1999 Life peeress
Crossbench   Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar 15 July 1999 Life peeress
Labour   Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids 21 July 1999 10 January 2019 (Retired) Life peeress
Labour   Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen 26 July 1999 20 April 2024 Life peeress
Conservative   Joan Hanham, Baroness Hanham 27 July 1999 22 July 2020 (Retired) Life peeress
Labour   Rosalie Wilkins, Baroness Wilkins 30 July 1999 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker 31 July 1999 Life peeress
Labour   May Blood, Baroness Blood 31 July 1999 4 September 2018 (Retired) Life peeress
Labour   Genista McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall 3 August 1999 Life peeress
Labour   Anita Gale, Baroness Gale 4 August 1999 Life peeress
Labour   Janet Whitaker, Baroness Whitaker[51] 5 August 1999 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond 6 August 1999 Life peeress
Labour   Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland 20 October 1999 2008: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 2008 22 December 2020 (Took a leave of absence)
Crossbench   Sally Greengross, Baroness Greengross[52] 15 February 2000 23 June 2022 Life peeress
Labour   Angela Billingham, Baroness Billingham[53] 2 May 2000 Life peeress
Labour   Janet Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico 3 May 2000 Life peeress
Labour   Kay Andrews, Baroness Andrews 9 May 2000 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Lindsay Northover, Baroness Northover 10 May 2000 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market 15 May 2000 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Joan Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley 15 May 2000 Life peeress
Conservative   Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes 7 June 2000 Life peeress
Crossbench   Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd[54] 15 January 2001 26 February 2023 Life peeress
Labour   Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton 20 June 2001 Life peeress
Crossbench Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland 25 June 2001 Life peeress
Crossbench   Ilora Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff 28 June 2001 Life peeress
Crossbench   Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote 29 June 2001 2 June 2020 (Retired) Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach[55] 14 July 2001 6 May 2008 Life peeress
Labour   Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig[56] 8 June 2004 29 February 2024 Life peeress
Labour   Margaret Wall, Baroness Wall of New Barnet 10 June 2004 25 January 2017 Life peeress
Labour   Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin 11 June 2004 2011: Resigned from the Labour Party, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2011
Labour   Margaret Prosser, Baroness Prosser 11 June 2004 Life peeress
Crossbench   Nicky Chapman, Baroness Chapman 14 June 2004 3 September 2009 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine 15 June 2004 2019: Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2019
Liberal Democrats   Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger 15 June 2004 2011: Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2011


Crossbench   Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy 17 June 2004 Life peeress
Conservative   Patricia Morris, Baroness Morris of Bolton 22 June 2004 Life peeress
Crossbench   Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey 22 June 2004 Life peeress


Labour   Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh[57] 24 June 2004 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury[58] 21 July 2004 Life peeress
Crossbench   Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza 15 September 2004 Life peeress
Crossbench   Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie 31 May 2005 15 October 2023 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Labour   Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley[59] 14 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour   Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton[60] 14 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour   Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton[61] 21 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour   Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke[62] 21 June 2005 Life peeress
Conservative   Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold[63] 21 June 2005 Life peeress


Conservative   Virginia Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone[64] 24 June 2005 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge[65] 27 June 2005 2012: Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2012 19 February 2021 (Retired)
Labour   Irene Adams, Baroness Adams of Craigielea[66] 28 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour   Jean Corston, Baroness Corston[67] 29 June 2005 Life peeress
Crossbench   Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech 5 October 2005 Life peeress
Crossbench   Jo Valentine, Baroness Valentine 10 October 2005 Life peeress


Crossbench   Molly Meacher, Baroness Meacher[68] 2 May 2006 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester 26 May 2006 Life peeress
Labour   Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin[69] 30 May 2006 Life peeress


Labour   Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill 1 June 2006 Life peeress
Crossbench   Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss[70] 13 June 2006 Life peeress
DUP   Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's[71] 14 June 2006 30 October 2017 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative   Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma 22 June 2006 Life peeress


Crossbench   Jean Coussins, Baroness Coussins 23 March 2007 Life peeress
Crossbench   Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton 30 March 2007 Life peeress
Conservative   Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi 2 July 2007 Life peeress
Labour   Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera 11 July 2007 2011: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 2011 16 May 2022 (Took a leave of absence)
Labour   Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford 12 July 2007 2009: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 2009


Conservative   Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones 15 October 2007 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Susan Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal 18 October 2007 Life peeress
Crossbench   Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar 13 December 2007 22 May 2022 Life peeress
Crossbench   Elizabeth Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller[72] 2 June 2008 Life peeress
Crossbench   Sue Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Loughborough 10 November 2008 19 January 2022 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Labour   Glenys Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead[73] 30 June 2009 9 April 2021 (Retired) Life peeress
Crossbench   Nuala O'Loan, Baroness O'Loan 11 September 2009 Life peeress
Crossbench   Tanni Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson 23 March 2010 Life peeress


Labour   Hilary Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top[74] 18 June 2010 Life peeress
Labour   Jeannie Drake, Baroness Drake 20 June 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Meral Hussein-Ece, Baroness Hussein-Ece 25 June 2010 Life peeress
Conservative   Shireen Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Brompton 25 June 2010 24 April 2012 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Floella Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin 26 June 2010 Life peeress
Labour   Rita Donaghy, Baroness Donaghy 26 June 2010 Life peeress
Labour   Margaret Wheeler, Baroness Wheeler 27 June 2010 Life peeress
Labour   Maeve Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock 5 July 2010 Life peeress


Labour   Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon 7 July 2010 Life peeress


Conservative   Angela Browning, Baroness Browning[75] 13 July 2010 Life peeress
Conservative   Helen Newlove, Baroness Newlove[76] 15 July 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Kate Parminter, Baroness Parminter 15 July 2010 Life peeress
Labour   Susan Nye, Baroness Nye[77] 19 July 2010 Life peeress
Conservative   Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott 19 July 2010 Life peeress
Conservative   Margaret Eaton, Baroness Eaton 21 July 2010 Life peeress
Crossbench   Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins 15 November 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Elizabeth Doocey, Baroness Doocey[78] 21 December 2010 Life peeress
Conservative   Fiona Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia 21 December 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer[79] 22 December 2010 Life peeress
Conservative   Patience Wheatcroft, Baroness Wheatcroft 22 December 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Judith Jolly, Baroness Jolly 11 January 2011 Life peeress
Conservative   Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston 12 January 2011 Life peeress
Conservative   Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge 18 January 2011 Life peeress
Labour   Joan Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell 21 January 2011 Life peeress
Labour   Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely[80] 24 January 2011 12 May 2021 (Took a leave of absence to serve as an MS) Life peeress
Labour   Oona King, Baroness King of Bow[81] 26 January 2011 12 May 2021 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson[82] 27 January 2011 Life peeress
Labour   Bryony Worthington, Baroness Worthington 31 January 2011 17 April 2023 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Labour   Ruth Lister, Baroness Lister of Burtersett 1 February 2011 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Claire Tyler, Baroness Tyler of Enfield 1 February 2011 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Sarah Brinton, Baroness Brinton[83] 10 February 2011 Life peeress
Crossbench   Beeban Kidron, Baroness Kidron 26 June 2012 Life peeress
Conservative   Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe[84] 4 February 2013 Life peeress
Crossbench   Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Sohoy 26 March 2013 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Alison Suttie, Baroness Suttie 17 September 2013 Life peeress
Labour   Alicia Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of Cradley[85] 19 September 2013 Life peeress
Conservative   Annabel Goldie, Baroness Goldie 3 October 2013 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Zahida Manzoor, Baroness Manzoor 10 October 2013 2016: Resigned from the Liberal Democrats, became a Conservative Life peeress
Conservative 2016
Liberal Democrats   Cathy Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville 15 October 2013 Life peeress
Labour   Doreen Lawrence, Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon 15 October 2013 Life peeress
Green   Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 5 November 2013 Life peeress
Conservative   Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford 5 November 2013 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Julie Smith, Baroness Smith of Newnham 12 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative   Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park[86] 12 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative   Dido Harding, Baroness Harding of Winscombe[87] 15 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative   Carlyn Chisholm, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen[88] 16 September 2014 2022: Resigned from the Conservatives, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2022
Conservative   Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields 16 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative   Arminka Helić, Baroness Helić 18 September 2014 Life peeress
Labour   Gail Rebuck, Baroness Rebuck[89] 18 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative   Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik[90] 19 September 2014 8 September 2017 (Took a leave of absence to serve as an MEP) Life peeress
1 February 2020
Conservative   Karren Brady, Baroness Brady[91] 22 September 2014 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Kath Pinnock, Baroness Pinnock 23 September 2014 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Barbara Janke, Baroness Janke 24 September 2014 Life peeress
Crossbench   Alison Wolf, Baroness Wolf of Dulwich 2 December 2014 Life peeress
Labour   Rosalind Altmann, Baroness Altmann 19 May 2015 7 September 2015: Expelled from the Labour Party, having already been a Conservative peeress Life peeress
Conservative 7 September 2015
Crossbench   Rachel Treweek (Bishop of Gloucester) 15 June 2015 Lords Spiritual
Crossbench   Christine Hardman (Bishop of Newcastle) 22 September 2015 30 November 2021 (Retired) Lords Spiritual
Conservative   Philippa Stroud, Baroness Stroud 1 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Anne McIntosh, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering[92] 6 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Liz Redfern, Baroness Redfern 7 October 2015 Life peeress


Liberal Democrats   Lorely Burt, Baroness Burt of Solihull[93] 9 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Michelle Mone, Baroness Mone 15 October 2015 6 December 2022 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Conservative   Kate Rock, Baroness Rock 15 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Ruby McGregor-Smith, Baroness McGregor-Smith 16 October 2015 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Lynne Featherstone, Baroness Featherstone[94] 20 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Simone Finn, Baroness Finn 20 October 2015 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Dorothy Thornhill, Baroness Thornhill 21 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Catherine Fall, Baroness Fall[95] 22 October 2015 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Sharon Bowles, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted[96] 23 October 2015 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats   Shas Sheehan, Baroness Sheehan 26 October 2015 Life peeress
Labour   Tessa Jowell, Baroness Jowell[97] 27 October 2015 12 May 2018 Life peeress
Crossbench   Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge 30 October 2015 Life peeress
Crossbench   Mary Watkins, Baroness Watkins of Tavistock 2 November 2015 Life peeress
Labour   Dawn Primarolo, Baroness Primarolo[98] 8 December 2015 Life peeress
Conservative   Liz Sugg, Baroness Sugg 30 August 2016 Life peeress


Conservative   Gabrielle Bertin, Baroness Bertin 2 September 2016 Life peeress
Conservative   Philippa Roe, Baroness Couttie[99] 5 September 2016 12 December 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice[100] 6 September 2016 2016: Resigned from the Conservative Party, became a Crossbencher Life peeress
Crossbench 2016
Labour   Shami Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti 6 September 2016 Life peeress
Conservative   Charlotte Vere, Baroness Vere of Norbiton[101] 12 September 2016 Life peeress
Conservative   Olivia Bloomfield, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist 13 September 2016 Life peeress
Conservative   Laura Wyld, Baroness Wyld 22 June 2017 Life peeress
Conservative   Rona Fairhead, Baroness Fairhead 19 October 2017 2022: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 2022 2023: Changed affiliation again to crossbencher
Crossbencher 2023
Crossbench   Sarah Mullally (Bishop of London) 8 March 2018 Lords Spiritual
Conservative   Catherine Meyer, Baroness Meyer 19 June 2018 Life peeress
Labour   Pauline Bryan, Baroness Bryan of Partick 20 June 2018 Life peeress
Conservative   Amanda Sater, Baroness Sater 20 June 2018 Life peeress
Conservative   Diana Barran, Baroness Barran 2 July 2018 Life peeress
Crossbench   Rosie Boycott, Baroness Boycott 9 July 2018 Life peeress
Crossbench   Deborah Bull, Baroness Bull 11 July 2018 Life peeress
Crossbench   Vivienne Faull (Bishop of Bristol) 20 October 2018 Lords Spiritual
Labour   Martha Osamor, Baroness Osamor[102] 26 November 2018 Life peeress


Conservative   Nicola Blackwood, Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford[103] 4 February 2019 Life peeress
Crossbench   Libby Lane (Bishop of Derby) 11 February 2019 Lords Spiritual
Green   Natalie Bennett, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle 7 October 2019 Life peeress
Conservative   Elizabeth Sanderson, Baroness Sanderson of Welton 8 October 2019 Life peeress
Crossbench   Heather Hallett, Baroness Hallett 11 October 2019 Life peeress
Labour   Christine Blower, Baroness Blower 15 October 2019 Life peeress
Crossbench   Ruth Hunt, Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green 16 October 2019 Life peeress
Crossbench   Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick[104] 16 October 2019 20 October 2021: Joined the Labour Party Life peeress
Labour 20 October 2021
Conservative   Joanna Penn, Baroness Penn 21 October 2019 Life peeress
Labour   Debbie Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox of Newport 4 November 2019 Life peeress


Conservative   Nicola Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes[105] 6 January 2020 Life peeress
Labour   Kathryn Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning[106] 3 September 2020 24 May 2022 (Took a leave of absence, already serving as an MSP) Life peeress
Crossbench   Gisela Stuart, Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston[107] 7 September 2020 Life peeress
Conservative   Lorraine Fullbrook, Baroness Fullbrook of Dogmersfield[108] 7 September 2020 31 December 2022 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Labour   Susan Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock[109] 9 September 2020 Life peeress
Crossbench   Catharine Hoey, Baroness Hoey[110] 14 September 2020 Life peeress
Conservative   Helena Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey 14 September 2020 Life peeress
Crossbench   Claire Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley[111] 14 September 2020 Life peeress
Conservative   Veronica Wadley, Baroness Fleet[112] 8 October 2020 Life peeress
Crossbench   Minouche Shafik, Baroness Shafik 15 October 2020 1 July 2023 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Crossbench   Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock 30 October 2020 Life peeress
Conservative   Stephanie Fraser, Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie 26 January 2021 Life peeress
Labour   Judith Blake, Baroness Blake of Leeds 1 February 2021 Life peeress
Labour   Gillian Merron, Baroness Merron[113] 8 February 2021 Life peeress
Conservative   Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton 9 February 2021 Life peeress
Labour   Jenny Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington[114] 1 March 2021 Life peeress
Crossbench   Susan Black, Baroness Black of Strome 26 April 2021 Life peeress
Conservative   Ruth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links[115] 20 July 2021 Life peeress
Crossbench   Guli Francis-Dehqani (Bishop of Chelmsford) 1 November 2021 Lords Spiritual
Crossbench   Shaista Gohir, Baroness Gohir 24 June 2022 Life peeress
Crossbench   Katherine Willis, Baroness Willis of Summertown 24 June 2022 Life peeress
Labour   Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage 28 October 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm 31 October 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Sheila Lawlor, Baroness Lawlor 3 November 2022 Life peeress
Labour   Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross[116] 7 November 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Teresa O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bexley 7 November 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Angie Bray, Baroness Bray of Coln[117] 8 November 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo 8 November 2022 Life peeress
Crossbench   Arlene Foster, Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee[118] 9 November 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Kate Lampard, Baroness Lampard 17 November 2022 Life peeress
Labour   Ruth Smeeth, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent[119] 18 November 2022 Life peeress
Labour   Frances O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway 9 December 2022 Life peeress
Conservative   Kay Swinburne, Baroness Swinburne 20 June 2023 Life peeress
Conservative   Charlotte Owen, Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge 12 July 2023 Life peeress
Crossbench   Helen-Ann Hartley (Bishop of Newcastle) 21 September 2023 Lords Spiritual
Non-affiliated   Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill 6 November 2023 6 November 2023 (Disqualified as the Chief Justice) Life peeress
Conservative Ruth Porter, Baroness Porter of Fulwood 13 February 2024 Life peeress
Conservative Rosa Monckton, Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest 12 March 2024 Life peeress
Labour Jane Ramsey, Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath 13 March 2024 Life peeress
Plaid Cymru Carmen Smith, Baroness Smith of Llanfaes 13 March 2024 Life peeress
Labour Ayesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika 14 March 2024 Life peeress

References edit

  1. ^ Daughter of James Adam
  2. ^ Wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
  3. ^ Daughter of George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
  4. ^ Labour MP 1938-1961. Mother of Shirley Summerskill
  5. ^ Labour MP 1950-1959
  6. ^ Wife of Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 3rd Baron Howard of Glossop
  7. ^ Wife of Iain Moncreiffe
  8. ^ Wife of George Howard, 11th Earl of Carlisle and Walter Monckton
  9. ^ Wife of John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
  10. ^ Conservative MP 1937-1959. Wife of J. C. C. Davidson
  11. ^ Wife of John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids
  12. ^ Wife of Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor. Mother of Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville and Sir Henry Brooke
  13. ^ Daughter of Liberal Prime Minister H. H. Asquith. Wife of Sir Maurice Bonham Carter. Mother of Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham Carter of Yarnbury, Raymond Bonham Carter and Laura, Baroness Grimond of Firth
  14. ^ Wife of Morgan Phillips
  15. ^ Wife of Leslie Plummer
  16. ^ Wife of Conservative Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Mother of Diana Churchill, Randolph Churchill, Sarah Touchet-Jesson, Baroness Audley, Marigold Churchill and Mary Soames, Baroness Soames
  17. ^ Mother of Nicholas Serota
  18. ^ Wife of Richard Llewelyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies
  19. ^ Wife of David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton
  20. ^ Conservative MP 1946-1966
  21. ^ Labour MP 1950-1970. Daughter of Thomas Jones
  22. ^ Labour MP 1929-1931 & 1945-1970. Wife of Aneurin Bevan.
  23. ^ Wife of Iain Macleod
  24. ^ Wife of Richard Sharples
  25. ^ Conservative MP 1956-1974
  26. ^ Conservative MP 1931-1945 & 1950-1974
  27. ^ Conservative MP 1955-1974
  28. ^ Wife of Leonard Cheshire
  29. ^ Wife of Airey Neave
  30. ^ Conservative MP 1959-1979
  31. ^ Wife of Alexander Ramsay of Mar
  32. ^ Wife of Christopher Ewart-Biggs
  33. ^ Conservative MP 1970-1987. Mother of Phillip Oppenheim.
  34. ^ Wife of John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles
  35. ^ Labour MP 1945-1979. Wife of Edward Castle, Baron Castle
  36. ^ Daughter of Joseph Percival William Mallalieu.
  37. ^ Conservative MP 1974-1992
  38. ^ Conservative Prime Minister 1979-1990. Conservative MP 1959-1992.
  39. ^ Labour MP 1964-1979 & SDP MP 1981-1983. Daughter of George Catlin & Vera Brittain
  40. ^ Conservative MEP 1989-1994
  41. ^ Wife of John Smith
  42. ^ Labour MP 1974-1979
  43. ^ Daughter of Cyril Osborne
  44. ^ Labour MP 1966-1983 & 1987-1997.
  45. ^ Liberal Democrat MEP 1999-2014
  46. ^ Conservative MP 1974–1997
  47. ^ Liberal Democrat MP 1993-1997. Wife of Alan Beith
  48. ^ Conservative MP 1987-1995. Liberal Democrat MP 1995-1997 and Liberal Democrat MEP 1999-2009. Daughter of Godfrey Nicholson.
  49. ^ Labour MEP 1984-1999
  50. ^ Daughter of Con O'Neill
  51. ^ Wife of Ben Whitaker
  52. ^ Wife of Alan Greengross
  53. ^ Labour MEP 1994-1999
  54. ^ Labour MP 1973–1992, Speaker of the House of Commons 1992–2000
  55. ^ Liberal Democrat MP 1987-2001. Daughter of John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan
  56. ^ Wife of Stanley Henig
  57. ^ Sister of Siobhain McDonagh.
  58. ^ Wife of Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall. Daughter of Mark Bonham Carter. Granddaughter of Maurice Bonham Carter and Violet Bonham Carter. Great-granddaughter of Liberal Prime Minister H. H. Asquith
  59. ^ Labour MP 1992-2005. Daughter of Charles Morris.
  60. ^ Labour MP 1974-1983 & 1987-2005
  61. ^ Labour MP 1997-2005. Senator of the College of Justice 2006-2019
  62. ^ Labour MP 1994-2005. British High Commissioner to Australia 2005-2009
  63. ^ Conservative MP 1987-2005
  64. ^ Conservative MP 1984-2005. Wife of Peter Bottomley
  65. ^ Liberal Democrat MP 1997-2005
  66. ^ Labour MP 1990-2005. Wife of Allen Adams
  67. ^ Labour MP 1992-2005. Wife of Peter Townsend
  68. ^ Wife of Richard Layard, Baron Layard. Ex-wife of Michael Meacher
  69. ^ Labour MP 1987-2005. Labour MEP 1979-1989
  70. ^ Daughter of Michael Havers, Baron Havers.
  71. ^ Wife of Ian Paisley
  72. ^ Daughter of Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne
  73. ^ Labour MEP 1994-2009. Wife of Neil Kinnock. Mother of Stephen Kinnock. Mother-in-law of Helle Thorning-Schmidt
  74. ^ Labour MP 1987-2010. Daughter of Ernest Armstrong. Wife of Paul Corrigan
  75. ^ Conservative MP 1992-2010
  76. ^ Wife of Gary Newlove
  77. ^ Wife of Gavyn Davies
  78. ^ Liberal Democrat London AM 2004-2012
  79. ^ Liberal Democrat MP 2005-2010
  80. ^ Welsh Senedd Member 2016-present. Labour MEP 1994-2009.
  81. ^ Daughter of Preston King; Labour MP 1997–2005
  82. ^ Liberal Democrat AM 1999-2011
  83. ^ Daughter of Tim Brinton
  84. ^ Wife of Richard Packer
  85. ^ Wife of Roy Kennedy, Baron Kennedy of Southwark
  86. ^ Wife of James Wild
  87. ^ Daughter of John Harding, 2nd Baron Harding of Petherton
  88. ^ Daughter of John Wyndham, 1st Baron Egremont and Pamela Wyndham, Lady Egremont
  89. ^ Wife of Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood
  90. ^ Conservative MEP 2017-2020
  91. ^ Wife of Paul Peschisolido
  92. ^ Conservative MP 1997-2015
  93. ^ Liberal Democrat MP 2005-2015
  94. ^ Liberal Democrat MP 2005-2015
  95. ^ Daughter of Sir Brian Fall
  96. ^ Liberal Democrat MEP 2005-2014
  97. ^ Labour MP 1992-2015
  98. ^ Labour MP 1987-2015
  99. ^ Daughter of Dame Marion Roe
  100. ^ Wife of Huw van Steenis
  101. ^ Wife of Mike Chattey
  102. ^ Mother of Kate Osamor
  103. ^ Conservative MP 2010-2017
  104. ^ SDLP MP 2010-2017
  105. ^ Conservative MP 2010-2019
  106. ^ Labour MP 2005-2015 and MSP 2021–present
  107. ^ Labour MP 1997-2017
  108. ^ Conservative MP 2010-2015
  109. ^ Labour MP 2010-2019
  110. ^ Labour MP 1989-2019
  111. ^ Brexit Party MEP 2019-2020
  112. ^ Wife of Tom Bower
  113. ^ Labour MP 1997–2010
  114. ^ Labour MP 2010–2019
  115. ^ Conservative MSP 2011–2021
  116. ^ Labour MLA 2012–2020
  117. ^ Conservative MP 2010–2015
  118. ^ First Minister of Northern Ireland 2016–2017 and 2020–2021. Democratic Unionist Party MLA 2003–2021. Left the party in 2021.
  119. ^ Labour MP 2015–2019

See also edit

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