Forthcoming retirements

[sven_me...@web.de]

Have a look at the Lords Business I can't post the link here. 

* Lord Chadlington, 83, member since 1996

* Lord Suri, 91, member since 2014

* Lord  Trefgarne, 84, member since 1960, longest serving member

* Baroness Lea of Lymm, 78, member since only 2022 

[BREMENMURRAY]

Lord Trefgarne was a minor in 1960 and joined the House of Lords aged 21 in 1962

[sven_me...@web.de]

Ah thank you.

[Henry W]

Lord Trefgarne is an excepted hereditary peer, and his retirement will create another vacancy amongst that group - currently there are 6 vacancies, and the Earl of Lytton and Lord Trefgarne would make that 8.

Lord Trefgarne is also the longest serving member of the House of Lords.  As above, he joined the House in 1962.  The next longest serving member is currently the 20th Earl of Caithness, who took his seat in 1969.

[David Beamish]

The 20th Earl of Caithness took his seat on 21 January 1970: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1970/jan/21/lord-ardwick

By my reckoining the longest-serving member of the House of Lords is now the 5th Earl of Liverpool, who took his seat on 18 November 1969: https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1969/nov/18/preamble

[Henry W]

David - thank you for pointing out my oversight here.  Not only for this but because it caused me to realise that Lord Liverpool is another peer whose father died in WW2.

[colinp]

There were some further retirement announcements last week:

Lord St John of Bletsoe (elected hereditary) 27 March

Baroness Eccles of Moulton 30 April

Lord Fellowes of West Stafford 28 April

[Tim]

It was announced on Monday (16 March) that the life peer Lord Bragg will retire from the Lords on 31 March:

https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/?businessPaperDate=2026-03-16&sectionId=40

Tim

[sven_me...@web.de]

Earl of Liverpool 17 April

Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield 25 June

https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/?businessPaperDate=2026-03-23

Hennessy last voted in 2020, Liverpool just yesterday.

[sven_me...@web.de]

Liverpool would have been removed soon.

[sven_me...@web.de]

Lord Palumbo of Southwark 1 April (born 1963, on leave of absence, last voted 25 April 2018, last spoke 4 December 2017)

Lord Clarke of Hampstead 17 April (his 94th birthday, last voted  15 October 2025), last spoke 30 January 2020)

and leave of absence 

Lord Harris of Peckham (born 1942,  last voted 15 October 2025, last spoke 16 September 2025)

[sven_me...@web.de]

The big question is was it a good idea to allow Harris leave of absence? 

[sven_me...@web.de]

Many retirements these days.

[sven_me...@web.de]

Leave of Absence: 

Lord Watson of Wyne Forest (* 1967, since 26 March 2026, last voted 19 MArch 2026, last spoke 10 February 2026)

[Tim]

The "List of former members of the House of Lords (2000-present)" page on Wikipedia shows that the Labour life peer Lord Cunningham of Felling (who joined the Lords in 2005) is to retire on Monday (20 April). I have not been able to find an entry in Lords Hansard since the House returned from the Easter recess giving advance notification of his intention to retire. Does anybody have any further information about this, please?

Tim

[David Beamish]

Forthcoming retirements are not announced but recorded as a "silent" minute entry. See https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusiness?itemOfBusinessId=170115&sectionId=40&businessPaperDate=2026-04-15

[Tim]

Thank you for your help, Sir David.

Tim

[Tim]

The "List of former members of the House of Lords (2000-present)" page on Wikipedia is now showing that the Liberal Democrat life peer Baroness Burt of Solihull (who joined the Lords on 9 October 2015) is to retire on Thursday (7 May).

Tim

[David Beamish]

This was noted in the House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings of 22 April: https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusiness?itemOfBusinessId=170457&sectionId=40&businessPaperDate=2026-04-22
The only other upcoming retirement so noted is that of lord Hennessy of Nympsfield on 25 June: https://lordsbusiness.parliament.uk/ItemOfBusiness?itemOfBusinessId=169184&sectionId=40&businessPaperDate=2026-03-23
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[Tim]

According to his profile on the House of Lords website, the Labour life peer Lord Irvine of Lairg retired from the House of Lords yesterday (11 May 2026). I believe he would have been at risk of expulsion at the beginning of the next Parliamentary session tomorrow for failing to attend any sittings of the House of Lords in the 2024-26 session of Parliament.

https://members.parliament.uk/member/1976/career

Tim