1897 Liverpool School Board election

Local election in Liverpool, England April 2020 April 2020 Elections to the Liverpool School Board were held in November 1897. These were held every three years, when all fifteen board members were elected. In 1897 there were twenty 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  ±  Votes Church of England 8 343,646 Non-Sectarian 4 171,881 Catholic 3 206,790 Socialist 0 23,270 Ratepayers 0 8,211 Total Votes cast 753,798 Electorate 101,644 Turnout 49% * - Retiring board member seeking re-election Elected AllegianceNameVotes Non-Sectarian Anne Jane Davies 48,768 Church of England James H. Goodyear 47,607 Church of England Rev. Canon T. M. Lester * 46,459 Non-Sectarian Thomas C. Ryley * 47,821 Church of England Colonel G. R. Morrison JP 45,388 Church of England Rev. W. J. Adams 43,984 Church of England Rev. George Howell 43,470 Church of England Hugh A. Bewley 41,253 Church of England Dr. H. A, Clarke 40,466 Non-Sectarian Dr. R. J. Lloyd 39,048 Catholic Michael Fitzpatrick 36,459 Non-Sectarian Richard G. Hough 36,244 Catholic Charles McArdle 35,138 Church of England Rev. J. Bell-Cox 35,019 Catholic Joseph P. McKenna 34,752 Not Elected Catholic William J. Sparrow 34,520 Catholic Augustine Watts 33,336 Catholic James F. Taylor 32,585 Socialist Samuel Reeves 23,270 Ratepayers Robert A. Bellwood 8,211 Liverpool Daily Post November 1897 References 1897 Liverpool Category:1890s in Liverpool Category:November 1897 in the United Kingdom