1999 House of Lords elections

Elections of the excepted hereditary peers were held in October and November 1999, before the House of Lords Act 1999 excluded most hereditary peers from the membership of the House of Lords allowing Earl Marshal, Lord Great Chamberlain and 90 others to remain in the House.[1]

Until November 2002, vacancies among the elected hereditary peers were filled by hereditary peers who received most votes in the 1999 elections without being elected to remain. Since November 2002, by-elections have been held to fill vacancies.[2]

Election by the whole House
1999 House of Lords elections
27 and 28 October 1999
Turnout56.59%
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Crossbench
Seats won 9 2
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won 2 2

15 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the whole House in an election held from 27 to 28 October 1999. 1,115 members of the House were eligible to vote and 631 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:[2]

  Party Candidate Votes
Crossbencher Green tickYThe Countess of Mar 570
Labour Green tickYThe Lord Strabolgi 558
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Elton 558
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Lyell 547
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Skelmersdale 544
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Aberdare 530
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Brougham and Vaux 525
Liberal Democrats Green tickYThe Viscount Falkland 519
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Colwyn 488
Conservative Green tickYThe Viscount of Oxfuird 482
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Reay 471
Conservative Green tickYThe Lord Geddes 461
Labour Green tickYThe Viscount Simon 453
Liberal Democrats Green tickYThe Lord Methuen 421
Crossbencher Green tickYThe Lord Ampthill 418
Crossbencher The Viscount Allenby of Megiddo 327
Conservative The Viscount St Davids 168
Crossbencher The Lord Bridges 164
Conservative The Lord Lucas and Dingwall 144
Crossbencher The Baroness Strange 124
Conservative The Earl of Onslow 119
Conservative The Viscount Davidson 104
Conservative The Lord Swinfen 100
Conservative The Lord Chesham 96
Crossbencher The Lord Walpole 93
Conservative The Earl of Dundee 88
Conservative The Earl of Kinnoull 84
Crossbencher The Earl of Shannon[lower-alpha 1] 84
Conservative The Lord Belhaven and Stenton 60
Conservative The Lord Morris 51
Crossbencher The Lord Swansea 49
Conservative The Earl of Kimberley 41
Conservative The Lord Cadman 24
  1. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Elections by groups

75 excepted hereditary peers were elected by hereditary peers of three parties and crossbenchers in elections held from 3 to 4 November 1999.[2]

Conservatives

42 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Conservative hereditary peers. 241 peers were eligible to vote and 204 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:[2]

Candidate Votes
Green tickYThe Earl Ferrers 190
Green tickYThe Lord Strathclyde 174
Green tickYThe Lord Trefgarne 173
Green tickYThe Lord Denham 169
Green tickYThe Lord Mancroft 168
Green tickYThe Earl Howe 165
Green tickYThe Lord Brabazon of Tara 165
Green tickYThe Earl of Caithness 161
Green tickYThe Lord Henley[lower-alpha 1] 160
Green tickYThe Lord Glenarthur 157
Green tickYThe Lord Astor of Hever 151
Green tickYThe Viscount Astor 146
Green tickYThe Earl of Courtown[lower-alpha 2] 143
Green tickYThe Earl Peel 142
Green tickYThe Lord Moynihan 137
Green tickYThe Earl Attlee 135
Green tickYThe Viscount Goschen 132
Green tickYThe Duke of Montrose 127
Green tickYThe Lord Burnham 127
Green tickYThe Lord Vivian 126
Green tickYThe Earl of Northesk 126
Green tickYThe Earl of Selborne 125
Green tickYThe Viscount Bridgeman 125
Green tickYThe Lord Luke 124
Green tickYThe Earl of Lindsay 116
Green tickYThe Lord Lucas and Dingwall 115
Green tickYThe Lord Montagu of Beaulieu 113
Green tickYThe Earl of Home 113
Green tickYThe Lord Glentoran 104
Green tickYThe Earl of Onslow 99
Green tickYThe Lord Crathorne 97
Green tickYThe Lord Willoughby de Broke 96
Green tickYThe Lord Inglewood 95
Green tickYThe Lord Northbrook 95
Green tickYThe Lord Swinfen 95
Green tickYThe Earl of Shrewsbury 95
Green tickYThe Lord Selsdon 94
Green tickYThe Earl of Liverpool 93
Green tickYThe Earl of Arran[lower-alpha 3] 90
Green tickYThe Earl of Dundee 90
Green tickYThe Lord Mowbray and Stourton 88
Green tickYThe Lord Rotherwick 88
The Viscount Trenchard 87
The Lord Norrie 87
The Viscount Weir 86
The Lord Lucas of Chilworth 82
The Viscount Addison 80
The Viscount Torrington 80
The Viscount Long 80
The Earl of Kinnoull 74
The Viscount Davidson 73
The Lord de Ramsey 71
The Lord Coleraine 70
The Lord Chesham 67
The Lord Rowallan 65
The Lord Hindlip 62
The Lord Beaverbrook 62
The Lord Birdwood 61
The Viscount St Davids 60
The Lord Renwick 60
The Earl of Limerick[lower-alpha 4] 60
The Lord Gray 59
The Earl Cathcart 59
The Earl of Clanwilliam[lower-alpha 5] 58
The Earl Alexander of Tunis 58
The Viscount Dilhorne 57
The Lord Westbury 57
The Lord Ironside 56
The Lord Sempill 52
The Lord Harlech 52
The Lord Newall 51
The Viscount Eccles 50
The Earl of Lindsey and Abingdon 48
The Lord Belhaven and Stenton 45
The Viscount Brentford 45
The Lord Annaly 45
The Earl of Buckinghamshire 45
The Lord Poole 45
The Earl De La Warr 43
The Lord Pender 42
The Lord Strathcarron 41
The Lord Ashbourne 41
The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax 41
The Earl of Lauderdale 40
The Lord HolmPatrick 39
The Earl of Denbigh 39
The Viscount Massereene and Ferrard[lower-alpha 6] 38
The Viscount Hood 38
The Lord Sudeley 37
The Lord Rennell 35
The Earl of Haddington 35
The Lord Teviot 33
The Lord Wise 33
The Earl of Kimberley 32
The Lord Monk Bretton 31
The Viscount Gage[lower-alpha 7] 31
The Lord Cadman 30
The Lord Morris 28
The Lord Biddulph 27
The Lord Harmsworth 27
The Earl of Munster 26
The Lord Mountevans 25
The Lord Harding of Petherton 23
The Lord Rodney 21
The Lord Ellenborough 20
The Lord Gainford 19
The Lord Layton 14
The Lord Leigh 13
The Marquess of Ailsa 12
The Lord Elibank 12
The Lord Seaford 11
The Earl of Granard[lower-alpha 8] 10
The Lord Merrivale 8
  1. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Northington, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  2. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Salterford, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  3. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Sudley, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  4. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Foxford, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  5. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Clainwilliam, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  6. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Oriel, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  7. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Gage, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  8. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Granard, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Crossbenchers

28 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the crossbench hereditary peers. 131 peers were eligible to vote and 105 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:[2]

Candidate Votes
Green tickYThe Baroness Darcy de Knayth 85
Green tickYThe Lord Freyberg 82
Green tickYThe Lord St John of Bletso 81
Green tickYThe Lord Northbourne 78
Green tickYThe Earl of Sandwich 78
Green tickYThe Viscount Allenby of Megiddo 75
Green tickYThe Viscount Tenby 74
Green tickYThe Lord Palmer 72
Green tickYThe Viscount Slim 72
Green tickYThe Viscount Bledisloe 70
Green tickYThe Lord Monson 70
Green tickYThe Viscount Brookeborough 68
Green tickYThe Lord Bridges 68
Green tickYThe Lady Saltoun of Abernethy 64
Green tickYThe Lord Hylton 64
Green tickYThe Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 63
Green tickYThe Earl of Carnarvon[lower-alpha 1] 58
Green tickYThe Earl of Listowel[lower-alpha 2] 58
Green tickYThe Lord Moran 57
Green tickYThe Baroness Strange 53
Green tickYThe Earl of Erroll 52
Green tickYThe Lord Walpole 52
Green tickYThe Viscount Craigavon 51
Green tickYThe Baroness Wharton[lower-alpha 3] 48
Green tickYThe Viscount Colville of Culross 47
Green tickYThe Viscount Waverley 47
Green tickYThe Lord Greenway 47
Green tickYThe Earl of Rosslyn 45
The Lord Cobbold[lower-alpha 3] 43
The Lord Chorley[lower-alpha 1] 42
The Earl of Iveagh 40
The Lord Ashburton 40
The Lord Gladwyn 39
The Earl of Shannon[lower-alpha 4] 39
The Earl of Kintore 39
The Earl of Effingham 38
The Earl of Clancarty[lower-alpha 5] 36
The Lady Kinloss 36
The Lord Rathcavan 35
The Viscount Runciman of Doxford 35
The Lord Hankey 34
The Lord Shaughnessy 32
The Earl of Drogheda[lower-alpha 6] 31
The Earl Cairns 27
The Lord Meston 26
The Lord Napier and Ettrick 26
The Lord Napier of Magdala 26
The Lord Norton 25
The Lord Carew[lower-alpha 7] 24
The Earl of Stair 24
The Lord Birkett 23
The Lord Dulverton 23
The Lord Lawrence 20
The Viscount Rothermere 20
The Viscount Mountgarret[lower-alpha 8] 19
The Viscount Alanbrooke 19
The Viscount Exmouth 19
The Baroness Arlington 18
The Earl of Huntingdon 17
The Lord Hayter 17
The Lord Tryon 16
The Lord Dunleath 15
The Lord Craigmyle 15
The Earl of Cromer 15
The Lord Swansea 14
The Lord Nunburnholme 14
The Lord Cromwell 14
The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley 14
The Lord Wrenbury 14
The Viscount Leathers 14
The Lord Amwell 12
The Lord Broadbridge 12
The Earl of Buchan 12
The Lord Blyth 11
The Marquess of Headfort[lower-alpha 9] 11
The Lord Glanusk 8
The Lord Lindsay of Birker 8
The Viscount Dunrossil 6
The Lord Catto 4
  1. The Earl of Carnarvon died on 11 September 2001 and was replaced by Lord Chorley.
  2. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Hare, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  3. The Baroness Wharton died on 15 May 2000 and was replaced by Lord Cobbold.
  4. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carleton, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  5. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Viscount Clancarty, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  6. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Moore, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  7. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Carew, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  8. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Mountgarret, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland
  9. Eligible to stand by virtue of his junior title, Baron Kenlis, as his senior title is in the Peerage of Ireland

Liberal Democrats

3 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Liberal Democrat hereditary peers. All 20 peers who were eligible to vote cast their votes. The result was as follows:[2]

Candidate Votes
Green tickYThe Earl Russell 17
Green tickYThe Lord Avebury 13
Green tickYThe Lord Addington 10
The Earl of Mar and Kellie[lower-alpha 1] 7
The Earl of Carlisle 4
The Earl Grey 3
The Lord Calverley 3
The Earl of Glasgow 2
The Lord McNair 1
  1. Created Baron Erskine of Alloa Tower for life in 2000

Labour

2 excepted hereditary peers were elected by the Labour hereditary peers. 18 peers were eligible to vote and 17 valid votes were cast. The result was as follows:[2]

Candidate Votes
Green tickYThe Lord Milner of Leeds 8
Green tickYThe Lord Rea 7
The Lord Grantchester 7
The Lord Monkswell 6
The Lord Kilbracken 3
The Lord Kennet 3

See also

References
  1. "House of Lords Act 1999: Twenty Years On". UK Parliament. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. "House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections". Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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