List of political families in the United Kingdom


During its history, the United Kingdom 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.

(Dyke-)Aclands

Additionally, James Goldsmith's daughter Jemima Goldsmith married Imran Khan, current prime minister of Pakistan.

Goschens

Additionally, Arthur Guinness' great-grandson of the same name was a politician in a different country: Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Gummers

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.
, 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

McCarthys

, Vanguard Unionist member of the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention

Pagets

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