This is a list of former members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, who ceased serving between 1970 and 1999.
Living Apart from retired Lords Spiritual, there are a number of living hereditary peers excluded under the House of Lords Act 1999 and have permanently ceased to be members of the House.
Removed under the House of Lords Act 1999
‡ former MP # former MEP
TitleParty Date joined Resigned TypeNotes 11 February 1970 11 November 1999Hereditary peerKing of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realm since 8 September 2022 11 February 1987 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Member of the British royal family 23 October 1974 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Member of the British royal family 9 December 1959 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Member of the British royal familyConservative 8 October 1988 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Conservative 12 May 1999 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Conservative 25 June 1996 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Conservative 25 October 1979 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Sat as Marquess of AbercornConservative 13 January 1988 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Non-affiliated 12 May 1965 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Conservative 13 October 1999 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Crossbencher 21 April 1999 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Crossbencher 26 April 1989 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer Conservative 16 November 1978 11 November 1999 Hereditary peer
Former Lords Spiritual Twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords: the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, and the next 21 most senior diocesan bishops (with the exception of the Bishop in Europe and the Bishop of Sodor and Man). All bishops are required to retire at the age of 70.
Lords Spiritual ex officio
Bishopric Bishop Resigned IntroducedNotes
Lords Spiritual by virtue of seniority of service
Bishopric Bishop Resigned IntroducedNotes
Deceased The following life peers, hereditary peers and Lords Spiritual who have died or retired from the House of Lords between 1970 and 1999:
1970–1979
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TitleParty Date joined Resigned Died TypeNotesConservative 12 July 1961 14 January 1977Hereditary peerFormer Prime Minister (1955 – 1957)
1980–1989
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TitleParty Date joined Resigned Died TypeNotesConservative 24 February 1984 29 December 1986 Hereditary peerFormer Prime Minister (1957 – 1963)
1990–1999
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TitleParty Date joined Resigned Died TypeNotesLabour 16 September 1983 23 May 1995Life peerFormer Prime Minister (1964 – 1970, 1974 – 1976) Conservative 24 December 1974 9 October 1995Life peerFormer Prime Minister (1963 – 1964) Sat as hereditary peer, the 14th Earl of Home, 1951 – 1963 (disclaimed 1963)
2000–2009
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TitleParty Date joined Resigned Died TypeNotes
2010–2019
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TitleParty Date joined Resigned Died TypeNotes
2020–present
‡ former MP # former MEP
TitleParty Date joined Resigned Died TypeNotes none 21 July 1948 11 November 1999 9 April 2021 Hereditary peer Member of the British royal family unfinished
Deceased Lords Spiritual This is a list of the Lords Spiritual who died or retired from the House of Lords between 1970 and 1999.
References Notes
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External links United Kingdom Parliament Alphabetical List of Members of the House of Lords