Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords
Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords are peers who do not belong to any parliamentary group in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. They do not take a political party's whip, nor affiliate to the crossbench group, nor are they Lords Spiritual (active Church of England bishops). Formerly, the law lords were also a separate affiliation, but their successors (justices of the Supreme Court) are disqualified from sitting in the Lords until they no longer hold a judicial position. Most non-party Lords Temporal are crossbenchers. Peers may also be required to sit as non-affiliated while they hold certain senior positions within the Lords (e.g. the senior deputy speaker), as a means to preserve the neutrality of their official roles. Some members become non-affiliated after resigning or being expelled from a party, either through a political disagreement or after a scandal such as the 2009 parliamentary expenses scandal. Others have had no party allegiance and chose this designation rather than joining the crossbench. Although a member who is elected Lord Speaker must withdraw from any party affiliation, he is not considered to be a non-affiliated peer. Non-affiliated members
The UK Parliament website lists the following non-affiliated members of the House of Lords, including those not currently eligible to sit in the Lords:

Independent members
There are other peers who list themselves as Independent within the House of Lords:

See also
Members of the House of Lords

References

House of Lords
Lists of legislators in the United Kingdom
House of Lords-related lists