Elections to the Liverpool School Board were held on 19 November 1873.
There were thirty-two candidates for the fifteen Board positions.
After the election, the composition of the school board was:
| Allegiance | Members | Percentage | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 33% | 138,763 | 40% | |
| 5 | 33% | 88,939 | 25% | |
| Liberal Protestant | 2 | 13% | 48,434 | 14% |
| none | 1 | 6.5% | 20,133 | 6.5% |
| 1 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 349,191 | ||
Elected
| Allegiance | Name | Votes | Occupation! | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Browne | 29,392 | Corn merchant | 7 Olive Mount Villas, Olive Mount | |
| John Yates | 27,780 | Attorney-at-law | Haslington House, Oak-hill Park, West Derby | |
| James Whitty | 27,703 | 155 Upper Parliament Street | ||
| James Fairhurst | 27,550 | Gentleman | 97 Shaw Street, Everton | |
| Joseph Walton | 26,338 | Barrister-at-law | 116 Canning Street | |
| Henry Carpenter | 23,177 | Clerk in holy orders | 15 Huntly Road | |
| William Oulton | 20,133 | shipowner and railway sack contractor | 68 Sefton Terrace, Princes Road | |
| William Cross | 17,138 | Physician | 29 Islington | |
| Rev. Richard Hughes | 16,900 | Clerk in holy orders | 28 Marmaduke Street | |
| James Hakes | 16,729 | surgeon | 30 Hope Street | |
| Thomas Henry Satchell | 14,985 | Hatter | Heathfield, Village Road, Oxton | |
| Liberal Protestant | Samuel G. Rathbone JP | 12,328 | merchant | Yew Tree House, Allerton |
| John Bamford Burrows LRCP | 10,384 | Doctor of Medicine | Ivy House, Aigburth Road | |
| Liberal Protestant | Samuel Booth | 9,825 | Accountant | 20 Caledonia Street |
| Abraham Hume | 9,740 | Clerk in holy orders | 6 Rupert Lane, Everton | |
| Liberal Protestant | Robert Trimble J.P. | 9,397 | ||
| Liberal Protestant | William Dawbarn | 8,850 | ||
| Liberal Protestant | Thomas Pritchard | 8,034 | ||
| Edward Jones | 7,395 | 35 Newstead Road | ||
| Gustav Henry Busch | 6,983 | |||
| William Shortis | 2,807 | |||
| Robert Thomas Lodge | 2,647 | |||
| Lewis Williams | 2,346 | |||
| Owen Williams | 2,148 | |||
| William Shaw Simpson | 2,096 | |||
| William Nash | 1,389 | |||
| Joseph Shepherd | 1,385 | 29 Everton Crescent | ||
| David Harbridge Ellis | 974 | |||
| John Neale Lomax | 899 | |||
| George Carr | 758 | |||
| Christopher Wardall | 740 | |||
| Charles James Fox | 241 | |||