List of political families in the United Kingdom

During its history, the United Kingdom (and previously the Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland) has seen many families who have repeatedly produced notable politicians, and consequently such families have had a significant impact on politics in the British Isles.

Certain families, such as the Cecils, owe their long-standing political influence to the composition and role of the House of Lords, which was still mainly composed of hereditary legislators until the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. Other families, such as the Longs, have had a long tradition of standing for elected office, usually in the House of Commons. Many such families were part of the landed gentry, who often exerted political control in a certain locality over many generations.

Aitkens

Atkins

Attlees

Amerys

Armstrongs

Astors

Asquiths and Bonham Carters

There are numerous notable figures descendant from Asquith, including diplomats, judges and actors. Listed below are some of the members who were in Westminster politics or prominent positions within the Liberal party.

Baldwins

Beaumonts

Beggses

Benns

Blennerhassetts

Boswells

Bottomleys


Brookes

Callaghans

Cavendishes (Dukes of Devonshire)

Cecils (Earls/Marquesses of Salisbury)

Chamberlains

Churchills, Spencers and related persons

Cromwells

Cryers

Dickinsons – Davidsons

Dunnes

Dunwoodys

Ewings

Fieldens

Foots

Galbraiths

Garniers

Greys and related persons

Guests

Guinness/Channon

Gummers

Hardies

Hoggs (Viscounts Hailsham)

Hoosons

Hoyles

Hurds

Janners

Kinnocks

Lloyd Georges

Longs and related persons

All of the Longs in this list are related to each other, sharing a common ancestor. Walter, the 1st Viscount Long stated in his autobiography in 1923, that there was an unbroken line of Longs serving Parliament in the House of Commons for about 300 years. This list spans 555 years.

Mallalieus

Maudes

McAteers

Eddie McAteer, one-time leader of the Nationalist Party, was the brother of Hugh McAteer, a Sinn Féin and IRA activist, and the father of Fergus McAteer, a leader of the Irish Independence Party

Milibands

Mitchells

Morrises

Morrison and Mandelson

Overends

Robert Overend, Vanguard Unionist member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

Sandra Overend, Ulster Unionist MLA and daughter-in-law of Robert Overend
Billy Armstrong, Ulster Unionist MLA and father of Sandra Overend

Paisleys

Peases

Pitts (Earls of Chatham), Grenvilles and Stanhopes

Three prominent political dynasties of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, interrelated through several marriages.

Priors

Russells

Samuels and Montagus

Silkins

Sinclairs

Smiles

Springs and Spring Rices

Stanleys (Earls of Derby)

Sainsburys

Todds

Walkers

Watts

Williams/Breese

Married couples

Siblings

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