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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Baroness Davies of Devonport


The life peerage recently awarded to Sharron Elizabeth Davies, MBE, has been gazetted in the name, style and title of Baroness Davies of Devonport, of Bradford-on-Avon in the County of Wiltshire. She took her seat in the House of Lords, 20 January, 2026.

Baroness Davies (born 1 November 1962) is a former swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. She won a silver medal in the 400 m individual medley in the 1980 Olympics. In all Davies has attended 12 consecutive Olympics, including working for BBC Sport.

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