The Clerk of the Parliaments announced the result of the Cross-Bench by-election to elect two hereditary Peers in place of Lord Chorley and Lady Saltoun of Abernethy in accordance with Standing Order 10.
Twenty-six Lords completed valid ballot papers. A paper setting out the complete results is available in the Printed Paper Office and online. That paper gives the number of votes cast for each candidate. In the first count, the successful candidate was Lord Thurlow. In the second count, the successful candidate was the Earl of Kinnoull.