Election to the Liverpool School Board were held in November 1888.[1][2]
There were twenty-seven 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 | ± |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6 | |
| Church of England | 4 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Nonconformist | 2 |
* - Retiring board member seeking re-election
Elected
| Allegiance | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | M. Fitzpatrick | 28,053 |
| Catholic | C. McArdle | 26,604 |
| Catholic | J.A. Doughan | 26,537 |
| Catholic | R. Yates | 25,542 |
| Catholic | John Hand * | 25,270 |
| Catholic | W.J. Sparrow | 25,291 |
| Independent | H. Thomas | 22,425 |
| Independent | S.G. Rathbone * | 21,337 |
| Church of England | T. Major Lester | 18,585 |
| Church of England | R.B. Baron | 18,188 |
| Independent | J. Bell Cox | 17,763 |
| Church of England | James Hakes * | 17,501 |
| Church of England | D. Rycroft * | 14,121 |
| Nonconformist | Anne Jane Davies * | 13,377 |
| Nonconformist | William Oulton * | 11,572 |
Not Elected
| Nonconformist | T.C Ryley | 9,705 |
| Church of England | J.H. Parker | 8,062 |
| Church of England | W. Pierce | 7,698 |
| Independent | J.R. Anderson | 4,918 |
| Independent | D.S. Collin | 4,432 |
| Independent | W. A. Newcomb | 4,131 |
| Independent | H.W. Pearson | 2,779 |
| Independent | W. King | 755 |
| Independent | W. Saxton | 734 |
| Independent | B. Jones | 650 |
| Independent | C.J. Fox | 452 |
| Independent | H.S. Anthony | 252 |
