Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics

WOMEN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Listed below are the 164 women members of the House of Lords, sorted by party group.

The women who were among the 92 hereditary peers chosen to remain in the House after the passage of the House of Lords Act in 1999 are marked with a †. The expulsion of most hereditary peers resulted in a slight improvement in the gender balance, as they were overwhelmingly male. There are currently 164 women out of a total membership of 777, which equates to 21%.

Table 1: Women members of the House of Lords (at 22 October 2010)

Title	Name	Party	App’d
Adams of Caigielea, Baroness	Irene Adams	Labour	2005
Amos, Baroness	Valerie Amos	Labour	1998
Andrews, Baroness	Elizabeth Andrews	Labour	2000
Armstrong of Hill Top, Baroness	Hilary Armstrong	Labour	2010
Billingham, Baroness	Angela Billingham	Labour	2000
Blackstone, Baroness	Tessa Blackstone	Labour	1987
Blood, Baroness	May Blood	Labour	1998
Cohen of Pimlico, Baroness	Janet Cohen	Labour	2000
Corston, Baroness	Jean Corston	Labour	2005
Crawley, Baroness	Christine Crawley	Labour	1998
Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, Baroness	Brenda McDowall	Labour	1993
Donaghy, Baroness	Rita Donaghy	Labour	2010
Drake, Baroness	Jean Drake	Labour	2010
Falkender, Baroness	Marcia Falkender	Labour	1974
Farrington of Ribbleton, Baroness	Josephine Farrington	Labour	1994
Ford, Baroness	Margaret Ford	Labour	2006
Gale, Baroness	Anita Gale	Labour	1999
Gibson of Market Rasen, Baroness	Anne Bartell	Labour	2000
Goudie, Baroness	Mary Goudie	Labour	1998
Gould of Potternewton, Baroness	Joyce Gould	Labour	1993
Golding, Baroness	Llin Golding	Labour	2001
Hayter of Kentish Town, Baroness	Dianne Hayter	Labour	2010
Healy of Primrose Hill, Baroness	Anna Healy	Labour	2010
Henig, Baroness	Ruth Henig	Labour	2004
Hilton of Eggardon, Baroness	Jennifer Hilton	Labour	1991
Hollis of Heigham, Baroness	Patricia Hollis	Labour	1990
Howells of St Davids, Baroness	Rosalind Howells	Labour	1999
Jay of Paddington, Baroness	Margaret Jay	Labour	1992
Jones of Whitchurch, Baroness	Maggie Jones	Labour	2006
Kennedy of the Shaws, Baroness	Helena Kennedy	Labour	1997
Kingsmill, Baroness	Denise Kingsmill	Labour	2006
Kinnock of Holyhead, Baroness	Glenys Kinnock	Labour	2009
Liddell of Coatdyke, Baroness	Helen Liddell	Labour	2010
Lockwood, Baroness	Betty Lockwood	Labour	1978
Mallalieu, Baroness	Ann Mallalieu	Labour	1991
Massey of Darwen, Baroness	Doreen Massey	Labour	1999
McDonagh, Baroness	Margaret McDonagh	Labour	2004
McIntosh of Hudnall, Baroness	Genista McIntosh	Labour	1999
Morgan of Drefelin, Baroness	Delyth Morgan	Labour	2004
Morgan of Huyton, Baroness	Sally Morgan	Labour	2001
Morris of Yardley, Baroness	Estelle Morris	Labour	2005
Nicol, Baroness	Olive Nicol	Labour	1983
Nye, Baroness	Sue Nye	Labour	2010
Pitkeathley, Baroness	Jill Pitkeathley	Labour	1997
Prosser, Baroness	Margaret Prosser	Labour	2004
Quin, Baroness	Joyce Quin	Labour	2006
Ramsay of Cartvale, Baroness	Meta Ramsay	Labour	1996
Rendell of Babergh, Baroness	Ruth Rendell	Labour	1997
Royall, Baroness	Janet Royall	Labour	2004
Scotland of Asthal, Baroness	Patricia Scotland	Labour	1997
Sherlock, Baroness	Maeve Sherlock	Labour	2010
Smith of Gilmorehill, Baroness	Elizabeth Smith	Labour	1995
Symons of Vernham Dean	Elizabeth Symons	Labour	1996
Taylor of Bolton, Baroness	Ann Taylor	Labour	2005
Thornton, Baroness	Glenys Thornton	Labour	1998
Turner of Camden, Baroness	Muriel Turner	Labour	1985
Vadera, Baroness	Shriti Vadera	Labour	2007
Wall of New Barnet, Baroness	Margaret Wall	Labour	2004
Warwick of Undercliffe, Baroness	Diana Warwick	Labour	1999
Wheeler, Baroness	Margaret Wheeler	Labour	2010
Whitaker, Baroness	Janet Whitaker	Labour	1999
Wilkins, Baroness	Rosalie Wilkins	Labour	1999
Anelay of St Johns, Baroness	Joyce Anelay	Conservative	1996
Bottomley of Nettlestone, Baroness	Virginia Bottomley	Conservative	2005
Browning, Baroness	Angela Browning	Conservative	2010
Buscombe, Baroness	Peta Buscombe	Conservative	1998
Byford, Baroness	Hazel Byford	Conservative	1996
Chalker of Wallasey, Baroness	Lynda Chalker	Conservative	1992
Cumberledge, Baroness	Julia Cumberledge	Conservative	1990
Eaton, Baroness	Margaret Eaton	Conservative	2010
Eccles of Moulton, Baroness	Diana Eccles	Conservative	1990
Fookes, Baroness	Janet Fookes	Conservative	1997
Gardner of Parkes, Baroness	Rachel Gardner	Conservative	1981
Hanham, Baroness	Joan Hanham	Conservative	1999
Hooper, Baroness	Gloria Hooper	Conservative	1985
James of Holland Park, Baroness	Phyllis James	Conservative	1991
Knight of Collingtree, Baroness	Jill Knight	Conservative	1997
Miller of Hendon, Baroness	Doreen Miller	Conservative	1993
Morris of Bolton, Baroness	Patricia Morris	Conservative	2004
Neville-Jones, Baroness	Pauline Neville-Jones	Conservative	2007
Newlove, Baroness	Helen Newlove	Conservative	2010
Noakes, Baroness	Sheila Masters	Conservative	2000
O'Cathain, Baroness	Detta O'Cathain	Conservative	1991
Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness	Sally Oppenheim-Barnes	Conservative	1989
Perry of Southwark, Baroness	Pauline Perry	Conservative	1991
Rawlings, Baroness	Patricia Rawlings	Conservative	1994
Ritchie of Brompton, Baroness	Shireen Ritchie	Conservative	2010
Seccombe, Baroness	Jean Seccombe	Conservative	1991
Sharples, Baroness	Pamela Sharples	Conservative	1973
Shephard of Northwold, Baroness	Gillian Shepherd	Conservative	2005
Stedman-Scott, Baroness	Deborah Stedman-Scott	Conservative	2010
Thatcher, Baroness	Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	1992
Trumpington, Baroness	Jean Barker	Conservative	1980
Verma, Baroness	Verma, Sandip	Conservative	2006
Warsi, Baroness	Sayeeda Warsi	Conservative	2006
Wilcox, Baroness	Judith Wilcox	Conservative	1996
Barker, Baroness	Elizabeth Barker	Liberal Democrat	1999
Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Baroness	Jane Bonham-Carter	Liberal Democrat	2004
Falkner of Margravine, Baroness	Kishwer Falkner	Liberal Democrat	2004
Garden of Frognal, Baroness	Susan Garden	Liberal Democrat	2007
Hamwee, Baroness	Sally Hamwee	Liberal Democrat	1991
Harris of Richmond, Baroness	Angela Harris	Liberal Democrat	1999
Linklater of Butterstone, Baroness	Veronica Linklater	Liberal Democrat	1997
Maddock, Baroness	Diana Maddock	Liberal Democrat	1997
Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Baroness	Susan Miller	Liberal Democrat	1998
Neuberger, Baroness	Julia Neuberger	Liberal Democrat	2004
Nicholson of Winterbourne, Baroness	Emma Nicholson	Liberal Democrat	1997
Northover, Baroness	Lindsay Granshaw	Liberal Democrat	2000
Parminter, Baroness	Kate Parminter	Liberal Democrat	2010
Scott of Needham Market, Baroness	Rosalind Scott	Liberal Democrat	2000
Sharp of Guildford, Baroness	Margaret Sharp	Liberal Democrat	1998
Thomas of Walliswood, Baroness	Susan Thomas	Liberal Democrat	1994
Thomas of Winchester, Baroness	Celia Thomas	Liberal Democrat	2006
Tonge, Baroness	Jenny Tonge	Liberal Democrat	2005
Walmsley, Baroness	Margaret Walmsley	Liberal Democrat	2000
Williams of Crosby, Baroness	Shirley Williams	Liberal Democrat	1993
Afshar, Baroness	Helen Afshar	Cross-Bench	2007
Boothroyd, Baroness	Betty Boothroyd	Cross-Bench	2001
Butler-Sloss, Baroness	Elizabeth Butler-Sloss	Cross-Bench	2006
Campbell of Loughborough, Baroness	Susan Campbell	Cross-Bench	2008
Campbell of Surbiton	Jane Campbell	Cross-Bench	2007
Coussins, Baroness	Jean Coussins	Cross-Bench	2007
Cox, Baroness	Caroline Cox	Cross-Bench	1983
D’Souza, Baroness	Frances D’Souza	Cross-Bench	2004
Deech, Baroness	Ruth Deech	Cross-Bench	2005
Murphy, Baroness	Elaine Murphy	Cross-Bench	2004
Young of Hornsey, Baroness	Lola Young	Cross-Bench	2004
Dunn, Baroness	Lydia Dunn	Cross-Bench	1990
Emerton, Baroness	Audrey Emerton	Cross-Bench	1997
Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness	Ilora Finlay	Cross-Bench	2001
Flather, Baroness	Shreela Flather	Conservative	1990
Fritchie, Baroness	Rennie Fritchie	Cross-Bench	2005
Greenfield, Baroness	Susan Greenfield	Cross-Bench	2001
Greengross, Baroness	Sally Greengross	Cross-Bench	2000
Grey-Thompson, Baroness	Carys Grey-Thompson	Cross-Bench	2010
Hogg, Baroness	Elizabeth Hogg	Cross- Bench	1995
Howarth of Breckland, Baroness	Valerie Howarth	Cross-Bench	2001
Howe of Idlecote, Baroness	Elspeth Howe	Cross-Bench	2001
Manningham-Buller, Baroness	Eliza Manningham-Buller	Cross-Bench	2008
Mar, Countess of †	Margaret of Mar	Cross-Bench	1975
Masham of Ilton, Baroness	Susan Cunliffe-Lister	Cross-Bench	1970
McFarlane of Llandaff, Baroness	Jean McFarlane	Cross-Bench	1979
Meacher, Baroness	Molly Meacher	Cross-Bench	2006
O'Neill of Bengarve, Baroness	Onora O'Neill	Cross-Bench	1999
O'Loan, Baroness	Nuala O'Loan	Cross-Bench	2009
Prashar, Baroness	Usha Prashar	Cross-Bench	1999
Richardson of Calow, Baroness	Kathleen Richardson	Cross-Bench	1998
Saltoun of Abernethy, Lady †	Flora Fraser	Cross-Bench	1979
Stern, Baroness	Vivien Stern	Cross-Bench	1999
Warnock, Baroness	Helen Warnock	Cross-Bench	1985
Hale of Richmond, Baroness	Brenda Hale	Cross-Bench	2004
Valentine, Baroness	Jo Valentine	Cross-Bench	2005
Paisley of St George’s, Baroness	Eileen Paisley	Democratic Unionist	2006
Ashton of Upholland, Baroness	Catherine Ashton	Other	1999
Carnegy of Lour, Baroness	Elizabeth Carnegy	Other	1982
Clark of Calton, Baroness	Lynda Clark	Other	2005
Hale of Richmond, Baroness	Brenda Hale	Other	2004
Hayman, Baroness	Helene Hayman	Other	1996
Ludford, Baroness	Sarah Ludford	Other	1997
Platt of Writtle, Baroness	Beryl Platt	Other	1981
Uddin, Baroness	Polla Uddin	Other	1998
Young of Old Scone, Baroness	Barbara Young	Other	1997

Table 2: Gender Breakdown of the House Of Lords by party (at 22 October 2010)

Party or Group	Women peers	Men peers	Women’s %
Labour	62	173	26
Conservative	34	159	18
Cross-Bench	36	145	20
Liberal Democrat	20	..59	25
Other Parties/Non-affiliated	10	..42	19

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