Editing Crossbencher (section)

===Convenor===
The crossbenchers do not take a collective position on issues, and so have no [[whip (politics)|whip]]s; however, they do elect from among themselves a convenor for administrative purposes, and to keep them up to date with the business of the House.<ref name="bbc"/> The current convenor is [[Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull|The Earl of Kinnoull]], who took the office in April 2023.<ref name="Earl of Kinnoull">{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4354/career|title=Earl of Kinnoull|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|access-date=28 April 2023}}</ref> While convenors are not part of the "[[usual channels]]" (i.e. the party whips who decide the business of the House), they have been included in their discussions in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lordsoftheblog.net/2010/01/31/constitutional-renewal-starts-at-home/#comment-10192|title=Constitutional renewal starts at home – Lords of the Blog|date=31 January 2010 |publisher=Lordsoftheblog.net|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

The following have served as Convenor of the Crossbenchers:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.crossbenchpeers.org.uk/convenors.html |title=Convenors of the Crossbench Peers |access-date=23 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516013234/http://www.crossbenchpeers.org.uk/convenors.html |archive-date=16 May 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* 1968–1974: [[William Strang, 1st Baron Strang|The Lord Strang]]
* 1974–1995: [[Audrey Hylton-Foster, Baroness Hylton-Foster|The Baroness Hylton-Foster]]
* 1995–1999: [[Bernard Weatherill|The Lord Weatherill]] (Alternate Convenor 1993–1995)
* 1999–2004: [[David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley|The Lord Craig of Radley]]
* 2004–2007: [[David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton|The Lord Williamson of Horton]]
* 2007–2011: [[Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza|The Baroness D'Souza]]<ref name="bbc"/>
* 2011–2015: [[Herbert Laming, Baron Laming|The Lord Laming]]
* 2015–2019: [[David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead|The Lord Hope of Craighead]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-hope-of-craighead/2004|title=Lord Hope of Craighead|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* 2019–2023: [[Igor Judge, Baron Judge|The Lord Judge]]<ref name="Lord Judge">{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-judge/3867|title=Lord Judge|publisher=[[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]|access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref>
* 2023–present: [[Charles Hay, 16th Earl of Kinnoull|The Earl of Kinnoull]]<ref name="Earl of Kinnoull"/>