Hundreds of life peerages have been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom under the Life Peerages Act 1958.
- List of life peerages (1958–1979)
- Created under the premierships of Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, and James Callaghan
- List of life peerages (1979–1997)
- Created under the premierships of Margaret Thatcher and John Major
- List of life peerages (1997–2010)
- Created under the premierships of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
- List of life peerages (2010–present)
- Created under the premiership of David Cameron
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