British House of Lords
| Party | Founded | First represented | Last represented | Dissolved | Maximum representation | Members | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Great Britain | 1920 | 1962 | 1991 | 1991 | 1 (1962) | Wogan Philipps | |
| Conservative Party | 1835 | 1835 | Present | N/A | |||
| Green Party of England and Wales | 1973 | 1980s | 2008 | N/A | 1 (1999) | George MacLeod; Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley | |
| Labour Party | 1906 | 1924 | Present | N/A | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 1988 | 1988 | Present | N/A | Merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party | ||
| Liberal Party | 1859 | 1859 | 1988 | 1988 | Merged into the Liberal Democrats | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 1981 | 1981 | 1988 | 1988 | Merged into the Liberal Democrats | ||
| Social Democratic Party (1988) | 1988 | 1988 | 1990 | 1990 | 17 (1988) | Continuation of the Social Democratic Party | |
| United Kingdom Independence Party | 1993 | 1990s | Present | N/A | 2 (2007) | Richard Norton, 8th Baron Grantley; Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch; David Verney, 21st Baron Willoughby de Broke |
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