1897 Liverpool School Board election
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:
Allegiance | Members | ± | 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
Allegiance | Name | Votes |
---|---|---|
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 |
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References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post November 1897
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