1894 Liverpool School Board election

Elections to the Liverpool School Board were held on Saturday 17 November 1894.

There were twenty-two 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 England6+1281,142
Catholic60140,620
Progressive2+287,944
Weslyan1025,766
Labour011,190
Independent04,517
Socialist02,906
Total Votes cast554,085
Electorate76,303
Turnout48%

* - Retiring board member seeking re-election

Elected

AllegianceNameVotes
Church of EnglandRev. W.J. Adams67,301
Church of EnglandLieut-Col. G. H. Morrison J.P.52,061
Church of EnglandRev. F.R. Tyrer MA46,435
Church of EnglandRev. Canon Dyson Rycroft *44,758
Church of EnglandRev. Canon Major Lester *41,959
CatholicMichael Fitzpatrick *30,517
ProgressiveMiss Anne Jane Davies *24,321
CatholicCharles McArdle *28,427
WeslyanWilliam Culton J.P.25,766
CatholicW.J. Sparrow *28,628
CatholicRichard Yates *27,195
CatholicAugustine Watts MA27,097
Church of EnglandWm. F. Blaxter MA36,201
CatholicJohn Hand *27,183
ProgressiveT.C. Ryley *18,232

Not Elected

ProgressiveW. Dent-Dent MA J.P.15,242
IndependenrRobert F. Finlay2,290
SocialistJoseph Goodman2,906
IndependentGustav Morris2,227
ProgressiveW.C. Rawlins C.E.14,724
LabourSamuel Reeves11,190
ProgressiveWilliam Rowlandson C.E.15,425

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post Monday 19 November 1894
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