1902 Manchester City Council election

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1902 Manchester City Council election
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
  1901 1 November 1902 (1902-11-01) 1903  

26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Labour
Last election11 seats,
53.2%
14 seats,
18.4%
0 seats,
16.4%
Seats before51463
Seats won1691
Seats after50464
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote20,24814,4865,751
Percentage46.7%33.4%13.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.5%Increase2.svg15.0%Decrease2.svg3.1%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Independent Liberal Unionist
Last election1 seats,
12.0%
0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before22
Seats won00
Seats after22
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote2,8830
Percentage6.6%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.4%Steady2.svg

Manchester 1902.png
Map of results of 1902 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1902. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 20,248 (46.7%)
Decrease2.svg 6.516 (61.5%)
16 / 26
Decrease2.svg 150 (48.1%)
50 / 104
Liberal Party 14,486 (33.4%)
Increase2.svg 15.09 (34.6%)
9 / 26
Steady2.svg46 (44.2%)
46 / 104
Labour Party 5,751 (13.3%)
Decrease2.svg 3.11 (3.8%)
1 / 26
Increase2.svg 14 (3.8%)
4 / 104
Independent 2,883 (6.6%)
Decrease2.svg 5.40 (0.0%)
0 / 26
Steady2.svg2 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
Steady2.svg2 (1.9%)
2 / 104

Full council

4462250

Aldermen

1628

Councillors

430242

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. B. Pritchard*87950.1N/A
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne87749.9N/A
Majority20.2N/A
Turnout 1,756
Liberal hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Stewart*1,51650.1−19.1
Independent R. Hughes1,51149.9+19.1
Majority50.2−38.2
Turnout 3,027
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Bennett1,42653.6N/A
Conservative W. Prescott1,23346.4N/A
Majority1937.2N/A
Turnout 2,659
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Dreyfus* 2,46653.9N/A
Labour T. Fox 2,11046.1N/A
Majority3567.8N/A
Turnout 4,576
Conservative hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Oliver*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Lowry*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. H. Humphreys72055.4N/A
Liberal J. J. Kendall50238.6N/A
Labour A. Ogden786.0N/A
Majority21816.8N/A
Turnout 1,300
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Smethurst*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Holden2,78358.7N/A
Labour T. Cook1,95641.3N/A
Majority82717.4N/A
Turnout 4,739
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Jennison*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. D. Pennington*1,55851.2N/A
Conservative W. B. Broadhead1,48348.8N/A
Majority752.4N/A
Turnout 3,041
Liberal hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Heenan*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Meadowcroft2,60253.3N/A
Liberal R. Bishop*2,36848.5N/A
Liberal M. Grimshaw*2,18344.8N/A
Majority1853.8N/A
Turnout 4,878
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. T. Rothwell*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. J. Hart1,60752.7N/A
Conservative J. Johnson*1,44347.3N/A
Majority1645.4N/A
Turnout 3,050
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Burgon37656.6+8.9
Conservative W. T. Hill28843.4N/A
Majority8813.2
Turnout 664
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. Holt*1,70656.7N/A
Conservative W. Hyde1,30543.3N/A
Majority40113.4N/A
Turnout 3,011
Liberal hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. W. Botsford*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. B. Langley*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Craven1,92564.1+12.9
Liberal F. H. Worswick1,07635.9N/A
Majority84928.2+25.8
Turnout 3,631
Conservative hold Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Samson*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Watmough*56758.2+9.1
Independent J. Stevenson40741.8N/A
Majority16016.4
Turnout 974
Conservative hold Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Marsden*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Allison*98759.5N/A
Conservative R. Cadman67340.5N/A
Majority31419.0N/A
Turnout 1,660
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. H. Wells*1,42551.7N/A
Conservative S. Williams1,24445.1N/A
Independent W. Brown883.2N/A
Majority1816.6N/A
Turnout 2,757
Liberal hold Swing

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By-elections between 1902 and 1903

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References

  1. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1902, p.9
  2. VERDICT OF VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.5