bˈoːɹn wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ɐ lˈaɪf pˈɪɹ ˌɔn nˈaɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə tˈaɪɾəl bˈæɹən bˈoːɹn ʌv ˌæbɚɹˈɪstwɪθ, ʌv ˌæbɚɹˈɪstwɪθ ɪnðə kˈaʊnti ʌv sˈɛɹɪdˌɪdʒən, ænd ʌv wˈɛðɚsfˌiːld ɪnðə kˈaʊnti ʌv ˈɛsɪks.
Bourne was created a life peer on 9 September 2013, taking the title Baron Bourne of Aberystwyth, of Aberystwyth in the County of Ceredigion, and of Wethersfield in the County of Essex.