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The '''House of Lords''', or, more properly, ''The Right Honourable the House of Lords'', is the [[upper house]] of the [[British]] [[legislature]]. Together with the [[Queen]] and the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]], it comprises one of the three elements of the British [[Parliament]]. It was formerly the highest appellate court in the UK until October 2009; the Supreme Court, as created by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005<ref>http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2005/en/ukpgaen_20050004_en_1</ref>, has now taken over this function, although the Law Lords previously appointed to the House of Lords remain Lords and Supreme Court judges.

The '''House of Lords''', or, more properly, ''The Right Honourable the House of Lords'', is the upper house of the [[British]] [[legislature]]. Together with the [[Queen]] and the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]], it comprises one of the three elements of the British [[Parliament|Legislation]]. It was formerly the highest appellate court in the UK until October 2009; the Supreme Court, as created by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,<ref>http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2005/en/ukpgaen_20050004_en_1</ref> has now taken over this function, although the Law Lords previously appointed to the House of Lords remain Lords and Supreme Court judges.

Reform of the House of Lords may be regarded as a second-tier current political issue in the UK.

Reform of the House of Lords may be regarded as a second-tier current political issue in the UK.

The current political composition of the House of Lords is as follows:

The current political composition of the House of Lords is as follows:

[[Labour Party]]: 211 seats

[[Labour Party]]: 226 seats

[[Conservative Party]]: 203 seats

[[Conservative Party]]: 213 seats

[[Liberal Democrats]]: 77 seats

[[Liberal Democrats]]: 90 seats

 

 

[[Ulster Unionist Party]]: 3 seats

[[UK Independence Party]]: 2 seats

[[UK Independence Party]]: 2 seats

[[Green Party]]: 1 seat

[[Plaid Cymru]]: 2 seats

 

Independents ("Cross-benchers"): 202 seats

Lords Spiritual: 26

Others: 35 seats

Non-affiliated: 21

TOTAL: 731

TOTAL: 731

[[category:British Politics]]

[[Category:British Politics]]

[[Category:British History]]

[[Category:British History]]

==References==

==References==

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