Peerages and membership of the House of Lords - House of Commons Library
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 18 March 2026. This means that at the end of the 2024-26 parliamentary session, the remaining hereditary peers will no longer be entitled to sit and vote in the House of Lords by virtue of their hereditary peerage. The Upper House will instead comprise only life peers and the Lords Spiritual.
This briefing looks at peerages in general, both hereditary and life.
The State Opening of Parliament is on 13 May 2026.
Electing a Modern Second Chamber – Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Addition - 30 April 2026:
Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished - BBC News
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, the Lord Speaker - "For close to a thousand years, hereditary peers and their families have helped to shape our institutions, defend our country, preserve our culture and strengthen that spirit of public service without which no nation can flourish.
"Hereditary peers have brought distinctive qualities to this House - an ethos of service, a long view and, not least, independence of mind.
"They have often shown a willingness to speak plainly, to resist passing fashions, and to act according to conscience rather than convenience."
Removal of the hereditary peers has the result that Prime Ministerial patronage increases because future House of Lords members will be entirely appointed.
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