1902 Manchester City Council election

1902 Manchester City Council election

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26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Labour Last election 11 seats, 53.2% 14 seats, 18.4% 0 seats, 16.4% Seats before 51 46 3 Seats won 16 9 1 Seats after 50 46 4 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 20,248 14,486 5,751 Percentage 46.7% 33.4% 13.3% Swing 6.5% 15.0% 3.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Liberal Unionist Last election 1 seats, 12.0% 0 seats, 0.0% Seats before 2 2 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 2 Seat change Popular vote 2,883 0 Percentage 6.6% 0.0% Swing 5.4%
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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		20,248 (46.7%)		6.5	16 (61.5%)	16 / 26	1	50 (48.1%)	50 / 104
Liberal Party		14,486 (33.4%)		15.0	9 (34.6%)	9 / 26		46 (44.2%)	46 / 104
Labour Party		5,751 (13.3%)		3.1	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26	1	4 (3.8%)	4 / 104
Independent		2,883 (6.6%)		5.4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		2 (1.9%)	2 / 104
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		2 (1.9%)	2 / 104

Full council

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4

46

2

2

50

Aldermen

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16

2

8

Councillors

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4

30

2

42

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. B. Pritchard*	879	50.1	N/A
	Independent	H. M. Ross Clyne	877	49.9	N/A
Majority			2	0.2	N/A
Turnout			1,756
	Liberal hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Stewart*	1,516	50.1	−19.1
	Independent	R. Hughes	1,511	49.9	+19.1
Majority			5	0.2	−38.2
Turnout			3,027
	Conservative hold		Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. Bennett	1,426	53.6	N/A
	Conservative	W. Prescott	1,233	46.4	N/A
Majority			193	7.2	N/A
Turnout			2,659
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dreyfus*	2,466	53.9	N/A
	Labour	T. Fox	2,110	46.1	N/A
Majority			356	7.8	N/A
Turnout			4,576
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Oliver*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lowry*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Humphreys	720	55.4	N/A
	Liberal	J. J. Kendall	502	38.6	N/A
	Labour	A. Ogden	78	6.0	N/A
Majority			218	16.8	N/A
Turnout			1,300
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Exchange

Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Smethurst*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Holden	2,783	58.7	N/A
	Labour	T. Cook	1,956	41.3	N/A
Majority			827	17.4	N/A
Turnout			4,739
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Jennison*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. D. Pennington*	1,558	51.2	N/A
	Conservative	W. B. Broadhead	1,483	48.8	N/A
Majority			75	2.4	N/A
Turnout			3,041
	Liberal hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Heenan*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Meadowcroft	2,602	53.3	N/A
	Liberal	R. Bishop*	2,368	48.5	N/A
	Liberal	M. Grimshaw*	2,183	44.8	N/A
Majority			185	3.8	N/A
Turnout			4,878
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. T. Rothwell*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Hart	1,607	52.7	N/A
	Conservative	J. Johnson*	1,443	47.3	N/A
Majority			164	5.4	N/A
Turnout			3,050
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Oxford

Oxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Burgon	376	56.6	+8.9
	Conservative	W. T. Hill	288	43.4	N/A
Majority			88	13.2
Turnout			664
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt*	1,706	56.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. Hyde	1,305	43.3	N/A
Majority			401	13.4	N/A
Turnout			3,011
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. W. Botsford*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Langley*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. George's

St. George's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Craven	1,925	64.1	+12.9
	Liberal	F. H. Worswick	1,076	35.9	N/A
Majority			849	28.2	+25.8
Turnout			3,631
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. James'

St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Samson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. John's

St. John's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Watmough*	567	58.2	+9.1
	Independent	J. Stevenson	407	41.8	N/A
Majority			160	16.4
Turnout			974
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Marsden*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Allison*	987	59.5	N/A
	Conservative	R. Cadman	673	40.5	N/A
Majority			314	19.0	N/A
Turnout			1,660
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. H. Wells*	1,425	51.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Williams	1,244	45.1	N/A
	Independent	W. Brown	88	3.2	N/A
Majority			181	6.6	N/A
Turnout			2,757
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

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