1888 Liverpool School Board election
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Election to the Liverpool School Board were held in November 1888.[1] [2]
There were twenty-seven 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 | ± |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6 | |
| Church of England | 4 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Nonconformist | 2 |
* - Retiring board member seeking re-election
Elected
| Allegiance | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | M. Fitzpatrick | 28,053 |
| Catholic | C. McArdle | 26,604 |
| Catholic | J.A. Doughan | 26,537 |
| Catholic | R. Yates | 25,542 |
| Catholic | John Hand * | 25,270 |
| Catholic | W.J. Sparrow | 25,291 |
| Independent | H. Thomas | 22,425 |
| Independent | S.G. Rathbone * | 21,337 |
| Church of England | T. Major Lester | 18,585 |
| Church of England | R.B. Baron | 18,188 |
| Independent | J. Bell Cox | 17,763 |
| Church of England | James Hakes * | 17,501 |
| Church of England | D. Rycroft * | 14,121 |
| Nonconformist | Anne Jane Davies * | 13,377 |
| Nonconformist | William Oulton * | 11,572 |
Not Elected
Nonconformist
T.C Ryley
9,705
Church of England
J.H. Parker
8,062
Church of England
W. Pierce
7,698
Independent
J.R. Anderson
4,918
Independent
D.S. Collin
4,432
Independent
W. A. Newcomb
4,131
Independent
H.W. Pearson
2,779
Independent
W. King
755
Independent
W. Saxton
734
Independent
B. Jones
650
Independent
C.J. Fox
452
Independent
H.S. Anthony
252
References
[edit ]- ^ Collins, Neil (2017). Politics and Elections in Nineteenth-Century Liverpool. Taylor & Francis. pp. 209–209. ISBN 9781351910224.
- ^ Fidler, Geoffrey C. (1980). "The Liverpool Labour Movement and the School Board: an Aspect of Education and the Working Class". Journal of the History of Education Society. 9 (1): 43–61. doi:10.1080/0046760800090104.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post November 1888
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