1888 Liverpool School Board election

Election to the Liverpool School Board were held in November 1888.

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:

AllegianceMembers  ±  Catholic 6 Church of England 4 Independent 3 Nonconformist 2

* - Retiring board member seeking re-election

Elected AllegianceNameVotes 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 Liverpool Daily Post November 1888

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