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:
| Allegiance | Members | ± | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church of England | 5 | +1 | 188,244 | 36% |
| Catholic | 6 | 0 | 166,833 | 32% |
| Nonconformist | 3 | +1 | 74,377 | 14% |
| Wesleyan | 1 | +1 | 41,351 | 8% |
| Independent Church of England | 0 | 18,320 | 3.5% | |
| Orange Order | 0 | 15,894 | 3.1% | |
| Labour Party | 0 | 5,056 | 1% | |
| Independent | 0 | 3,593 | 0.69% | |
| Secular | 0 | 1,994 | 0.38% | |
| Independent Orange | 0 | 1,418 | 0.27% | |
| Socialist | 0 | 661 | 0.13% | |
| Independent Catholic | 0 | 392 | 0.08% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 518,133 | |||
| Electorate | ||||
| Turnout |
* - Retiring board member seeking re-election
Elected
| Allegiance | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan | W. Oulton * | 41,351 |
| Church of England | Rev. Canon Dyson Rycroft * | 39,813 |
| Church of England | Rev. Canon Major Lester * | 36,679 |
| Church of England | Rev. Canon E.H. McNeile | 33,554 |
| Catholic | M. Fitzpatrick * | 30,222 |
| Church of England | Sir James Poole | 28,654 |
| Church of England | W. Roberts | 27,938 |
| Catholic | J.A. Doughan * | 27,762 |
| Catholic | R. Yates * | 27,443 |
| Catholic | C. McArdle * | 27,344 |
| Catholic | W.J. Sparrow * | 27,215 |
| Catholic | J. Hand * | 26,847 |
| Nonconformist | Anne Jane Davies * | 26,380 |
| Nonconformist | S.G. Rathbone * | 26,294 |
| Nonconformist | T.C Ryley | 21,703 |
Not Elected
| Church of England | W. Rowlandson | 21,606 |
| Independent Church of England | Rev. J. Bell Cox | 17,857 |
| Orange | Harry Thomas | 15,894 |
| Labour | W.J. Patter | 2,529 |
| Labour | C.H. Rouse | 2,527 |
| Independent | W.C. Copeland | 2,418 |
| Secular | A.E. Newcomb | 1,994 |
| Independent Orange | W. Gilbert | 1,418 |
| Independent | T.H. Joseph | 1,175 |
| Socialist | W. Saxton | 661 |
| Independent | C.H. Fox | 602 |
| Independent Church of England | H.S. Anthony | 463 |
| Independent Catholic | E.J. Walsh | 392 |
References
[edit]- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 18 November 1891
