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

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post November 1897

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