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Description: | The School Board for London was an elected body founded in 1870 to provide non-denominational schooling in the area covered by the Metropolitan Board of Works and later the London County Council (LCC). Its elections were very different to national elections, in that women could vote and stand for office (as can be seen on this ballot paper). The organisation was also the first to introduce the secret ballot in major elections in the UK, and used a "cumulative voting" system, where each elector could cast multiple ballots. The Board was merged into the LCC in 1904. This electoral leaflet was issued by the Progressive Party, an alliance of Liberal and labour interests in London. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | Unknown Copyright | Subjects: | Public services Power and Politics | Temporal: | 1900 | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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