| Election Name: | 2011 Lord Speaker election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Lord Speaker election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | 13 July 2011 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Lord Speaker election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Candidate1: | The Baroness D'Souza |
| Party1: | Crossbench |
| Popular Vote1: | 296 |
| Percentage1: | 50.9% |
| Candidate2: | The Lord Colwyn |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Popular Vote2: | 285 |
| Percentage2: | 49.1% |
| Lord Speaker | |
| Before Party: | Labour |
| After Party: | Crossbench |
An election for Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords took place on 13 July 2011, with the result announced five days later.[1] Baroness D'Souza, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, was elected after the 5th stage of counting. She took office on 5 September 2011.
On 9 May 2011, Baroness Hayman, who became the first Lord Speaker following her election in 2006, announced that she would not seek election to a second term.[2] A list of six candidates was announced on 27 June 2011:[3]