 Lord Peel was elected as one of the 42 Conservative hereditary peers who were to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force, he placed 14th in the election with 142 votes.Since July 2006 he has sat as a Crossbench member.In June 2006 it was announced that Lord Peel would succeed Lord Luce as Lord Chamberlain.