1891 Liverpool School Board election

Local election in Liverpool, England May 2018 May 2018 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 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 AllegianceNameVotes 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 Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 18 November 1891 References 1891 Liverpool Category:1890s in Liverpool Category:November 1891 in the United Kingdom