Liverpool School Board was one of the
school boards in England and Wales established under the
Elementary Education Act 1870 (
33 & 34 Vict. c. 75).
Liverpool School Board was composed of 15 directly elected members.
Each voter had fifteen votes to cast and was "entitled to divide his fifteen votes amongst as many of the candidates as he pleases, or to give whole fifteen to one candidate."
[ The Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1870]
The majority of members elected stood on religious tickets.
School boards were abolished by the
Education Act 1902
The Education Act 1902 ( 2 Edw. 7 c. 42), also known as the Balfour Act, was a highly controversial Act of Parliament that set the pattern of elementary education in England and Wales for four decades. It was brought to Parliament by a Conservat ...
, which transferred control of state funded schools in Liverpool to the Education Committee of
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards.
The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor ...
.
Liverpool School Board elections
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1900 Liverpool School Board election
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1897 Liverpool School Board election
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1894 Liverpool School Board election
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1891 Liverpool School Board election
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1888 Liverpool School Board election
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1885 Liverpool School Board election
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1882 Liverpool School Board election
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1879 Liverpool School Board election
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1876 Liverpool School Board election
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1873 Liverpool School Board election
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1870 Liverpool School Board election
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