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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

Party Portrait Name Year joined Year left Type of peerage
Labour Barbara Wootton, Baroness Wootton of Abinger 8 August 1958 11 July 1988 Life peeress
Crossbench Stella Isaacs, Baroness Swanborough 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 6 October 1958 9 February 1966 Life peeress
Labour Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill 4 February 1961 4 February 1980 Life peeress
Labour Elaine Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry 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 31 July 1963 31 August 1971 Hereditary peeress
Conservative Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll 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 31 July 1963 17 April 1982 Hereditary peeress
Conservative Elizabeth Philipps, 14th Baroness Strange 19 November 1963 12 December 1974 Hereditary peeress
Conservative Frances Davidson, Baroness Northchurch 13 January 1964 25 November 1985 Life peeress
Conservative Katherine Bigham, 12th Lady Nairne 27 October 1964 20 September 1995 Hereditary peeress
Conservative Barbara Brooke, Baroness Brooke of Ystradfellte 8 December 1964 1 September 2000 Life peeress
Liberal Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury 21 December 1964 19 February 1969 Life peeress
Labour Norah Phillips, Baroness Phillips 21 December 1964 14 August 1992 Life peeress
Labour Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer 10 May 1965 13 June 1972 Life peeress
Crossbench Clementine Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill 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 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 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 25 February 1970 12 March 2023 Life peeress
Conservative Priscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie 1 July 1970 11 March 1978 Life peeress
Labour Eirene White, Baroness White 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 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 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 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 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 23 January 1975 26 April 1980 Life peeress
Conservative Joan Vickers, Baroness Vickers 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 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 6 August 1979 27 November 1992 Life peeress
Conservative Betty Harvie Anderson, Baroness Skrimshire of Quarter 4 October 1979 7 November 1979 Life peeress
Crossbench Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun 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 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 1 August 2022: Rejoined party
Labour 1 August 2022
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 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 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 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 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 24 April 1992 3 February 2023 (Retired) Life peeress
Conservative Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher 28 April 1992 8 April 2013 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby 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 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 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 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 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 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 30 September 1997 Life peeress
Conservative Janet Fookes, Baroness Fookes 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 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 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; whip restored in July)
Labour 11 July 2023
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 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 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 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 15 February 2000 23 June 2022 Life peeress
Labour Angela Billingham, Baroness Billingham 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 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 14 July 2001 6 May 2008 Life peeress
Labour Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig 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 24 June 2004 Life peeress
Labour Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 25 June 2004 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury 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 1 July 2024 (Retired) Life peeress
Labour Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley 14 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton 14 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton 21 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke 21 June 2005 Life peeress
Conservative Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold 21 June 2005 Life peeress


Conservative Virginia Bottomley, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone 24 June 2005 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge 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 28 June 2005 Life peeress
Labour Jean Corston, Baroness Corston 29 June 2005 9 July 2024 (Removed) 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 2 May 2006 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester 26 May 2006 Life peeress
Labour Joyce Quin, Baroness Quin 30 May 2006 Life peeress


Labour Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill 1 June 2006 Life peeress
Crossbench Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss 13 June 2006 Life peeress
DUP Eileen Paisley, Baroness Paisley of St George's 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 26 September 2024: Resigned the Conservative whip, became non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 26 September 2024
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 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 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 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 13 July 2010 Life peeress
Conservative Helen Newlove, Baroness Newlove 15 July 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Kate Parminter, Baroness Parminter 15 July 2010 Life peeress
Labour Susan Nye, Baroness Nye 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 21 December 2010 Life peeress
Conservative Fiona Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia 21 December 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer 22 December 2010 Life peeress
Conservative Patience Wheatcroft, Baroness Wheatcroft 22 December 2010 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Judith Jolly, Baroness Jolly 11 January 2011 31 July 2024 (Retired) 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 24 January 2011 12 May 2021 (Took a leave of absence to serve as an MS) Life peeress
Labour Anne Jenkin, Baroness Jenkin of Kennington 26 January 2011 Life peeress
Labour Oona King, Baroness King of Bow 26 January 2011 9 July 2024 (Retired) Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson 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 10 February 2011 Life peeress
Crossbench Beeban Kidron, Baroness Kidron 26 June 2012 Life peeress
Conservative Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe 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 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 12 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative Dido Harding, Baroness Harding of Winscombe 15 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative Carlyn Chisholm, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen 16 September 2014 28 November 2022: Resigned the Conservative whip, became non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 28 November 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 18 September 2014 Life peeress
Conservative Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik 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 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 16 August 2024: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated
Non-affiliated 16 August 2024
Lords Spiritual Rachel Treweek (Bishop of Gloucester) 15 June 2015 Lords Spiritual
Lords Spiritual 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 6 October 2015 Life peeress
Conservative Liz Redfern, Baroness Redfern 7 October 2015 Life peeress


Liberal Democrats Lorely Burt, Baroness Burt of Solihull 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 18 January 2024: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 18 January 2024
Liberal Democrats Lynne Featherstone, Baroness Featherstone 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 22 October 2015 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Sharon Bowles, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted 23 October 2015 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Shas Sheehan, Baroness Sheehan 26 October 2015 Life peeress
Labour Tessa Jowell, Baroness Jowell 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 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 5 September 2016 12 December 2022 Life peeress
Conservative Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice 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 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
Lords Spiritual 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
Lords Spiritual Vivienne Faull (Bishop of Bristol) 20 October 2018 Lords Spiritual
Labour Martha Osamor, Baroness Osamor 26 November 2018 Life peeress


Conservative Nicola Blackwood, Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford 4 February 2019 Life peeress
Lords Spiritual 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 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 6 January 2020 Life peeress
Labour Kathryn Clark, Baroness Clark of Kilwinning 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 7 September 2020 Life peeress
Conservative Lorraine Fullbrook, Baroness Fullbrook of Dogmersfield 7 September 2020 31 December 2022 (Took a leave of absence) Life peeress
Labour Susan Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock 9 September 2020 Life peeress
Non-affiliated Catharine Hoey, Baroness Hoey 14 September 2020 Life peeress
Conservative Helena Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey 14 September 2020 Life peeress
Crossbench Claire Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley 14 September 2020 Life peeress
Conservative Veronica Wadley, Baroness Fleet 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 8 February 2021 Life peeress
Conservative Jacqueline Foster, Baroness Foster of Oxton 9 February 2021 Life peeress
Labour Jenny Chapman, Baroness Chapman of Darlington 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 20 July 2021 Life peeress
Lords Spiritual 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 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 8 November 2022 Life peeress
Conservative Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo 8 November 2022 19 July 2024: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 19 July 2024
Crossbench Arlene Foster, Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee 9 November 2022 Life peeress
Conservative Kate Lampard, Baroness Lampard 17 November 2022 18 July 2024: Changed affiliation to non-affiliated Life peeress
Non-affiliated 18 July 2024
Labour Ruth Smeeth, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent 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
Lords Spiritual 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
Crossbench Alexandra Freeman, Baroness Freeman of Steventon 5 June 2024 Life peeress
Labour Jacqui Smith, Baroness Smith of Malvern 17 July 2024 Life peeress
Liberal Democrats Caroline Pidgeon, Baroness Pidgeon 12 August 2024 Life peeress
Labour Barbara Keeley, Baroness Keeley 13 August 2024 Life peeress
Labour Rosie Winterton, Baroness Winterton of Doncaster 13 August 2024 Life peeress
Labour Margaret Beckett, Baroness Beckett 14 August 2024 Life peeress
Labour Margaret Hodge, Baroness Hodge of Barking 14 August 2024 Life peeress
Crossbench Minette Batters, Baroness Batters 16 August 2024 Life peeress
Labour Harriet Harman, Baroness Harman 19 August 2024 Life peeress
Conservative Theresa May, Baroness May of Maidenhead 21 August 2024 Life peeress
Crossbench Hilary Cass, Baroness Cass 22 August 2024 Life peeress
Conservative Eleanor Laing, Baroness Laing of Elderslie 22 August 2024 Life peeress
Labour Catherine Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny 9 October 2024 Life peeress
Lords Spiritual Debbie Sellin (Bishop of Peterborough) 18 October 2024 Lords Spiritual

References

  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 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 and mother of Catherine Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny
  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. First Minister of Wales 2024–present.
  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. Daughter of Sir Brian Fall
  94. Liberal Democrat MEP 2005–2014
  95. Labour MP 1992–2015
  96. Labour MP 1987–2015
  97. Daughter of Dame Marion Roe
  98. Wife of Huw van Steenis
  99. Wife of Mike Chattey
  100. Mother of Kate Osamor
  101. Conservative MP 2010–2017
  102. SDLP MP 2010–2017
  103. Conservative MP 2010–2019
  104. Labour MP 2005–2015 and MSP 2021–present
  105. Labour MP 1997–2017
  106. ^ Conservative MP 2010–2015
  107. Labour MP 2010–2019
  108. Labour MP 1989–2019
  109. Brexit Party MEP 2019–2020
  110. Wife of Tom Bower
  111. ^ Labour MP 1997–2010
  112. Labour MP 2010–2019
  113. Conservative MSP 2011–2021
  114. Labour MLA 2012–2020
  115. First Minister of Northern Ireland 2016–2017 and 2020–2021. Democratic Unionist Party MLA 2003–2021. Left the party in 2021.
  116. Labour MP 2015–2019
  117. Liberal Democrat MLA 2010–2024
  118. Labour MP 2005–2024
  119. Labour MP 1997–2024
  120. Labour MP 1974–1979 & 1983–2024
  121. Labour MP 1994–2024. Wife of Sir Henry Hodge
  122. Labour MP 1982–2024. Wife of Jack Dromey
  123. Conservative Prime Minister 2016–2019. Conservative MP 1997–2024. Wife of Sir Philip May
  124. Conservative MP 1997–2024
  125. Daughter of John Smith and Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill

See also

Lists of women in United Kingdom politics
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