In November, James Beever, leader of the LEA, was invited to stand as the liberal candidate for the Southowram ward in a council by-election, which was expected to be uncontested.
They campaigned for free education and fair wages for school staff, and took the top two places in the poll, winning seats on the board.
In April and July, Beever and Tattersall were both sacked by Clayton, Murgatroyd and Company, an action generally thought to be in retaliation for their labour activism.
Beever was elected in Southowram, John Lister in Central, and Thomas Davenport in Pellon, and this representation enabled them to vote Tattersall in as an alderman.
[1] A Parliamentary by-election arose in Halifax early in 1893, and the party decided to stand Lister, on the grounds that he could afford to pay the substantial expenses.