1891 Liverpool School Board election

Elections to the Liverpool School Board were held on Tuesday 17 November 1891.

There were twenty-nine candidates for the fifteen Board member positions.

Each voter had fifteen votes to cast.

After the election, the composition of the school board was:

AllegianceMembers  ±  VotesPercentage
Church of England5+1188,24436%
Catholic60166,83332%
Nonconformist3+174,37714%
Weslyan1+141,3518%
Independent Church of England018,3203.5%
Orange Order015,8943.1%
Labour Party05,0561%
Independent03,5930.69%
Secular01,9940.38%
Independent Orange01,4180.27%
Socialist06610.13%
Independent Catholic03920.08%
Total Votes Cast518,133
Electorate
Turnout

* - Retiring board member seeking re-election

Elected

AllegianceNameVotes
WeslyanW. Oulton *41,351
Church of EnglandRev. Canon Dyson Rycroft *39,813
Church of EnglandRev. Canon Major Lester *36,679
Church of EnglandRev. Canon E.H. McNeile33,554
CatholicM. Fitzpatrick *30,222
Church of EnglandSir James Poole28,654
Church of EnglandW. Roberts27,938
CatholicJ.A. Doughan *27,762
CatholicR. Yates *27,443
CatholicC. McArdle *27,344
CatholicW.J. Sparrow *27,215
CatholicJ. Hand *26,847
NonconformistAnne Jane Davies *26,380
NonconformistS.G. Rathbone *26,294
NonconformistT.C Ryley21,703

Not Elected

Church of EnglandW. Rowlandson21,606
Independent Church of EnglandRev. J. Bell Cox17,857
OrangeHarry Thomas15,894
LabourW.J. Patter2,529
LabourC.H. Rouse2,527
IndependentW.C. Copeland2,418
SecularA.E. Newcomb1,994
Independent OrangeW. Gilbert1,418
IndependentT.H. Joseph1,175
SocialistW. Saxton661
IndependentC.H. Fox602
Independent Church of EnglandH.S. Anthony463
Independent CatholicE.J. Walsh392

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 18 November 1891
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