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List of life peerages (2024–present)

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This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 since 2024, during the tenure of Labour prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Sir Keir Starmer (2024–present)

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‡ Former MP
# Former MEP

Date of creation Name Title Territorial qualification Party affiliation
when taking seat
Date of retirement
(if applicable)
Date of extinction
(if applicable)
17 July 2024 (a.m.) Patrick Vallance Baron Vallance of Balham of Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth Labour
17 July 2024 (p.m.) Jacqui Smith Baroness Smith of Malvern of Malvern in the County of Worcestershire Labour
18 July 2024 (a.m.) James Timpson Baron Timpson of Manley in the County of Cheshire Labour
18 July 2024 (p.m.) Richard Hermer Baron Hermer of Penylan in the City of Cardiff Labour
19 July 2024 David Hanson Baron Hanson of Flint of Flint in the County of Flintshire Labour
12 August 2024 (a.m.) Caroline Pidgeon Baroness Pidgeon of Newington in the London Borough of Southwark Liberal Democrats
12 August 2024 (p.m.) John Spellar Baron Spellar of Smethwick in the County of the West Midlands Labour
13 August 2024 (a.m.) Rosie Winterton Baroness Winterton of Doncaster of Doncaster in the County of South Yorkshire Labour
13 August 2024 (p.m.) Barbara Keeley Baroness Keeley of Worsley in the City of Salford Labour
14 August 2024 (a.m.) Margaret Hodge Baroness Hodge of Barking of Great Massingham in the County of Norfolk Labour
14 August 2024 (p.m.) Margaret Beckett Baroness Beckett of Old Normanton in the City of Derby Labour
15 August 2024 (a.m.) Kevan Jones Baron Beamish of Beamish in the County of Durham Labour
15 August 2024 (p.m.) John Cryer Baron Cryer of Leyton in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Labour
16 August 2024 (a.m.) Minette Batters Baroness Batters of Downton in the County of Wiltshire Crossbench
16 August 2024 (p.m.) Tom Elliott Baron Elliott of Ballinamallard of Ballinamallard in the County of Fermanagh Ulster Unionist
19 August 2024 (a.m.) Harriet Harman Baroness Harman of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark Labour
19 August 2024 (p.m.) Graham Brady Baron Brady of Altrincham of Birch-in-Rusholme in the County of Greater Manchester Conservative
20 August 2024 (a.m.) Alok Sharma Baron Sharma of Reading in the Royal County of Berkshire Conservative
20 August 2024 (p.m.) Chris Grayling Baron Grayling of Ashtead in the County of Surrey Conservative
21 August 2024 (a.m.) Liam Booth-Smith Baron Booth-Smith of Newcastle-under-Lyme in the County of Staffordshire Conservative
21 August 2024 (p.m.) Theresa May Baroness May of Maidenhead of Sonning in the Royal County of Berkshire Conservative
22 August 2024 (a.m.) Eleanor Laing Baroness Laing of Elderslie of Epping Forest in the County of Essex Conservative
22 August 2024 (p.m.) Hilary Cass Baroness Cass of Barnet in Greater London Crossbench
23 August 2024 Craig Mackinlay Baron Mackinlay of Richborough of Rochester in the County of Kent Conservative
9 October 2024 Catherine Smith [a] Baroness Smith of Cluny of Cluny in the City of Edinburgh Labour
15 November 2024 Poppy Gustafsson Baroness Gustafsson of Chesterton in the City of Cambridge Labour
15 January 2025 (a.m.) Margaret Curran Baroness Curran of Townhead in the City of Glasgow Labour
15 January 2025 (p.m.) Claude Moraes # Baron Moraes of Hawkhill in the City of Dundee Labour
16 January 2025 (a.m.) Theresa Griffin # Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe of Princethorpe in the County of Warwickshire Labour
16 January 2025 (p.m.) Phil Wilson Baron Wilson of Sedgefield of Trimdon in the County of Durham Labour
17 January 2025 (a.m.) Thérèse Coffey Baroness Coffey of Saxmundham in the County of Suffolk and of Grassendale in the City of Liverpool Conservative
17 January 2025 (p.m.) David Evans Baron Evans of Sealand of Chester in the County of Cheshire Labour
20 January 2025 (a.m.) Brendan Barber Baron Barber of Ainsdale of Southport in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton Labour
20 January 2025 (p.m.) Russell Rook Baron Rook of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton Labour
21 January 2025 (a.m.) Toby Young [b] Baron Young of Acton of Acton in the London Borough of Ealing Conservative
21 January 2025 (p.m.) Nigel Biggar Baron Biggar of Castle Douglas in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Conservative
22 January 2025 (a.m.) Alison Levitt [c] Baroness Levitt of Beachamwell Warren in the County of Norfolk Labour
22 January 2025 (p.m.) Gerard Lemos Baron Lemos of Thornton Heath in the London Borough of Croydon Labour
23 January 2025 (a.m.) Lyn Brown Baroness Brown of Silvertown of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham Labour
23 January 2025 (p.m.) Carwyn Jones Baron Jones of Penybont of Penybont in the County of Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr Labour
24 January 2025 (a.m.) Kevin Brennan Baron Brennan of Canton of Canton in the City of Cardiff Labour
24 January 2025 (p.m.) Simon Pitkeathley [d] Baron Pitkeathley of Camden Town of Tufnell Park in the London Borough of Islington Labour
27 January 2025 (a.m.) Mary Bousted Baroness Bousted of Bleasdale in the County of Lancashire Labour
27 January 2025 (p.m.) Julie Elliott Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay of Whitburn Bay in the City of Sunderland Labour
28 January 2025 Joanne Cash Baroness Cash Conservative
28 January 2025 Mike Katz Baron Katz Labour
29 January 2025 Mark Pack Baron Pack Liberal Democrats
29 January 2025 Krish Raval Baron Raval Labour
30 January 2025

Life peerages yet to be created

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It has been announced that the following people are to be created life peers, but their titles have not yet been created:[1]

Conservative

Labour

Liberal Democrats

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Daughter of Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill (Life Peer, 1995).
  2. ^ Son of Michael Young, Baron Young of Dartington (Life Peer, 1978).
  3. ^ Wife of Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew (Life Peer, 1999).
  4. ^ Son of Jill Pitkeathley, Baroness Pitkeathley (Life Peer, 1997).
  5. ^ Great-niece of Emanuel Shinwell, Baron Shinwell (Life Peer, 1970).

References

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  1. ^ "Political Peerages December 2024". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.