List of members of the London School Board


This is a list of members of the London School Board. The board existed from 1870 to 1904 when the London County Council replaced it as the local education authority for the County of London.

Divisions 1870–1885

The London School Board was created by the Elementary Education Act 1870. The act provided that the "Metropolis" should be divided into ten named divisions for the elections of members to the board. The exact boundaries and numbers of members for each division were fixed by order of Education Department and approved by the Privy Council on 7 October 1870 as follows:
DivisionContentsNumber of members
City
Four
Chelsea
  • The parliamentary borough of Chelsea
    • .    		Four
    Finsbury
    .
    • Furnival's Inn and Staple Inn.
    		Six
    Greenwich
  • The parliamentary borough of Greenwich
  • Those parts of the parishes of Greenwich and Woolwich not included in the parliamentary borough
  • The Plumstead and Lewisham Districts as constituted by the Metropolis Management Act 1855.
    • .    		Four
    Hackney
    • The parliamentary borough of Hackney
    .    		Five
    Lambeth
    • The parliamentary borough of Lambeth
    • Those parts of the parishes of Camberwell and Lambeth outside the parliamentary borough
    • Wandsworth District as constituted by the Metropolis Management Act 1855.
    .    		Five
    Marylebone
    • The parliamentary borough of Marylebone
    .
    		Seven
    Southwark
  • The parliamentary borough of Southwark
    • .    		Four
    Tower Hamlets
    • The parliamentary borough of Tower Hamlets
    .    		Five
    Westminster
    • The parliamentary borough of Westminster
    .    		Five

    Members 1870–1876

    Members 1876–1885

    Under the terms of Section 44 of the Elementary Education Act 1876 casual vacancies occurring in the membership of school boards due to death or resignation were no longer filled by-elections but by co-option.

    Divisions 1885–1904

    For the elections of 1885 the existing Lambeth Division was divided into two:
    The numbers of elected members increased to fifty-five.

    Members 1885–1897

    Members 1897–1904

    † Elected to the London County Council on 5 March 1904.