Hereditary peer wins Lords placepublished at 16:48
In one election that may have escaped your attention, the ninth Duke of Wellington has bagged a place in the House of Lords. When one of the remaining hereditary peers leaves the Lords or dies, their place is filled by a by-election of other hereditary peers, with the votes cast by the remaining hereditary members. In this case it was a vacancy for a Conservative peer, and the Duke of Wellington got 21 votes, with his nearest rival getting six. Read full details of the result here, external.