Elections to the Liverpool School Board were held on Tuesday 17 November 1891.
There were twenty-nine 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 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | +1 | 188,244 | 36% | |
| 6 | 0 | 166,833 | 32% | |
| 3 | +1 | 74,377 | 14% | |
| 1 | +1 | 41,351 | 8% | |
| Independent Church of England | 0 | 18,320 | 3.5% | |
| Orange Order | 0 | 15,894 | 3.1% | |
| Labour Party | 0 | 5,056 | 1% | |
| Independent | 0 | 3,593 | 0.69% | |
| Secular | 0 | 1,994 | 0.38% | |
| Independent Orange | 0 | 1,418 | 0.27% | |
| Socialist | 0 | 661 | 0.13% | |
| Independent Catholic | 0 | 392 | 0.08% | |
| Total Votes Cast | 518,133 | |||
| Electorate | ||||
| Turnout | ||||
Elected
| Allegiance | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| W. Oulton * | 41,351 | |
| Rev. Canon Dyson Rycroft * | 39,813 | |
| Rev. Canon Major Lester * | 36,679 | |
| Rev. Canon E.H. McNeile | 33,554 | |
| M. Fitzpatrick * | 30,222 | |
| Sir James Poole | 28,654 | |
| W. Roberts | 27,938 | |
| J.A. Doughan * | 27,762 | |
| R. Yates * | 27,443 | |
| C. McArdle * | 27,344 | |
| W.J. Sparrow * | 27,215 | |
| J. Hand * | 26,847 | |
| Anne Jane Davies * | 26,380 | |
| S.G. Rathbone * | 26,294 | |
| T.C Ryley | 21,703 | |
| W. Rowlandson | 21,606 | |
| Independent Church of England | Rev. J. Bell Cox | 17,857 |
| Harry Thomas | 15,894 | |
| W.J. Patter | 2,529 | |
| C.H. Rouse | 2,527 | |
| Independent | W.C. Copeland | 2,418 |
| Secular | A.E. Newcomb | 1,994 |
| W. Gilbert | 1,418 | |
| Independent | T.H. Joseph | 1,175 |
| W. Saxton | 661 | |
| Independent | C.H. Fox | 602 |
| Independent Church of England | H.S. Anthony | 463 |
| Independent Catholic | E.J. Walsh | 392 |