2021 Lord Speaker election

2021 Lord Speaker election

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First party Second party Third party   Candidate The Lord McFall of Alcluith The Lord Alderdice The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town Party Non-affiliated Liberal Democrats Labour First-round vote 241 227 171 Percentage 37.7% 35.5% 26.8% Second-round vote 336 269 Eliminated Percentage 55.5% 44.5% Eliminated

Lord Speaker before election The Lord Fowler Elected Lord Speaker The Lord McFall of Alcluith

An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, was held from 13 to 15 April 2021. The incumbent, Lord Fowler, announced on 25 February that he would resign from the office in late April, about four months before the end of his first term.^[1][2]