A crossbencher is a minor party or independent member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia. They take...

elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers 28 peers elected by the Crossbencher hereditary peers 15 peers elected by the whole House By convention, whole-House...

Baron Pannick, KC (born 7 March 1956) is a British barrister and a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He practises mainly in the areas of public law...

County of Devon, on 13 June 2006. She sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher. She made her maiden speech on 21 November 2006 during the Debate on...

Merseyside. He took his seat in the House of Lords in March 2000 as a crossbencher. Birt is an active cross-bencher in the House of Lords, speaking out...

Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

he regularly attended. He did not join a political party but sat as a crossbencher. On 11 November 1999, he was among the majority of the hereditary members...

hereditary peers were elected by hereditary peers of three parties and crossbenchers in elections held from 3 to 4 November 1999. 42 excepted hereditary...

Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

whilst another, larger, grouping is given the official designation of crossbenchers. Additionally the Lords Spiritual (bishops of the Church of England)...

Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

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Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

June 2024, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 29 July as a crossbencher. van der Bles, Anne Marthe; van der Linden, Sander; Freeman, Alexandra...

Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

retired British civil servant, now sitting in the House of Lords as a crossbencher. Butler was born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, on 3 January 1938. He...

Supreme Court upon that body's inauguration on 1 October 2009. He sat as a crossbencher. On 10 July 2024, it was announced that Saville had retired from the...

14 August 1975 (age 49) Exeter, Devon, England Political party None (Crossbencher) Spouse A. J. Langer ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2023)​ Children 2 Parent(s) Hugh...

Name Party Date of Announcement Type [to be determined] Crossbencher 20 November 2025 Hereditary peer [to be determined] Conservative 9 January 2026 Hereditary...

Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

as a crossbencher. He was introduced to the Lords on 15 May 2007, supported by Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve (a fellow academic and crossbencher) and Lord...

swearing the oath of allegiance in both English and Welsh and sits as a crossbencher. In August 2014, Grey-Thompson was one of 200 public figures who were...

Borough of Merton Crossbencher 13 October 2011 Donald Curry † Baron Curry of Kirkharle of Kirkharle in the County of Northumberland Crossbencher 10 January 2012...

served on the board of Channel 4. She entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher on 26 March 2013, becoming its youngest female member; she was appointed...

peerage to the House of Lords by Queen Elizabeth II, where he sits as a crossbencher. In the same year he also received the UNICEF award from the UK Chancellor...

is a retired British senior diplomat and a life peer. He has sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords since 2016. Ricketts served as chair of the Joint...

Independents (13) Speaker (1) House of Lords (806) Conservative (277) Crossbenchers (183) Labour (185) Liberal Democrats (79) DUP (6) UUP (3) Green (E&W)...

Following his elevation as a Life Peer in 2014, Lord Lisvane sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He is also a member of the Steering Committee...

September 2016 to 9 October 2017, and he has sat as a member of the crossbenchers since 9 October 2017. O'Neill is an enthusiastic football fan and played...

27th Baron de Clifford, and was elected to the House of Lords in a Crossbencher by-election in September 2023, taking the room of Raymond, Lord Hylton...