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.
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.