Nicholas Lyulph Russell, 6th Earl Russell (born 12 September 1968), styled Viscount Amberley between 1987 and 2004, is the elder son of
Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell and Elizabeth Russell (formerly Elizabeth Sanders). He succeeded to the
Earldom of Russell on his father's death on 13 October 2004.
Like his grandfather,
Bertrand Russell, he is an active member of the
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (and has been since his teenage years). Like his father and grandfather (both of whom eventually left), he is a member of the
Labour Party and would be regarded as sitting squarely within its
left wing.
In 1999, all but 92
hereditary peers were removed from the
House of Lords. Russell is not, therefore, currently a member of that House - and in any case, he is an advocate of its abolition and replacement by an elected second chamber.
Russell was the disability rights campaigner for the Labour Party and is now campaigns officer for the
Royal National Institute of the Blind. He also does training for
Scotland Yard. He is a regional board member of the
Co-operative Group and is active in the
Co-operative Party, as well as
SERA and
Transport 2000.
On 7 May 2010 Russell was elected as Labour
councillor for
Cann Hall ward,
Waltham Forest.
He is unmarried and has no children.