Petition · Cabinet Office
Replace the House of Lords with a new, half-elected, term-limited upper house
Closed
107 signatures
What the petition asks
We believe a new Act should be introduced to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with an upper house of 500 members. 250 should be elected by single transferable vote and 250 should be nonpartisan experts appointed by an independent body. Both should be limited to two seven-year terms.
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 and the Lords Act 1999 demonstrated the competence of the Commons to fundamentally change the House of Lords. While we believe that the current government's moves to remove the hereditary peers are a move in the right direction, we think the Lords needs fundamental change in order to serve a changing country. We do not consider that the Lords enhances British democracy - this must change.
Timeline
| 23 Jan 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
107
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
23 Jan 2025
Closed
23 Jul 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 12 Aug 2026.