1902 Manchester City Council election

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1902 Manchester City Council election
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1 November 1902 (1902-11-01)
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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

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4462250

Aldermen

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1628

Councillors

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430242

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. B. Pritchard*87950.1N/A
Independent H. M. Ross Clyne87749.9N/A
Majority 20.2N/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
Majority 50.2−38.2
Turnout 3,027
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G. Bennett1,42653.6N/A
Conservative W. Prescott1,23346.4N/A
Majority 1937.2N/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
Majority 3567.8N/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
Majority 21816.8N/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
Majority 82717.4N/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
Majority 752.4N/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
Majority 1853.8N/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
Majority 1645.4N/A
Turnout 3,050
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. Burgon37656.6+8.9
Conservative W. T. Hill28843.4N/A
Majority 8813.2
Turnout 664
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal E. Holt*1,70656.7N/A
Conservative W. Hyde1,30543.3N/A
Majority 40113.4N/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
Majority 84928.2+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
Majority 16016.4
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
Majority 31419.0N/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
Majority 1816.6N/A
Turnout 2,757
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 19 November 1902

Caused by the death on 4 November 1902 of Alderman John Foulkes Roberts (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 11 March 1885). [3] [4]

In his place, Councillor William H. Vaudrey (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 4 November 1889) [5] was elected as an alderman by the council on 19 November 1902. [6]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative William H. VaudreyExchange1904

Aldermanic election, 28 October 1903

Caused by the resignation on 7 October 1903 of Alderman William Thomas Bax (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 15 February 1899). [7] [8]

In his place, Councillor James Bowes (Liberal, Miles Platting, elected 1 November 1890) [9] was elected as an alderman by the council on 28 October 1903. [10]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Liberal James Bowes1904

By-elections between 1902 and 1903

By-elections, 1 December 1902

Two by-elections were held on 1 December 1902 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council. [11]

New Cross

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. Robert Bishop (Liberal, New Cross, elected 2 November 1896) [12] on 12 November 1902. [13]

New Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. B. Broadhead2,10950.3−3.0
Liberal M. Grimshaw2,08049.7+1.2
Majority 290.6
Turnout 4,189
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Ann's

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William H. Vaudrey (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 4 November 1889) [14] on 19 November 1902 [15] following the death on 4 November 1902 of Alderman John Foulkes Roberts (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 11 March 1885). [16] [17]

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. G. Lawson54950.9N/A
Conservative P. Woodhouse49846.2N/A
Independent T. Cook322.9N/A
Majority 514.7N/A
Turnout 1,079
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1902, p.9
  2. ↑ VERDICT OF VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.5
  3. ↑ DEATH OF ALDERMAN ROBERTS, Manchester Evening News, November 4, 1902, p.4
  4. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, March 11, 1885, p.2
  5. ↑ THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8
  6. ↑ CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 22, 1902, p.19
  7. ↑ MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION, Manchester Courier, March 17, 1904, p.9
  8. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 15, 1899, p.4
  9. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8
  10. ↑ THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 29, 1903, p.4
  11. ↑ MUNCIPAL BYE-ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, December 2, 1902, p.7
  12. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1896, p.8
  13. ↑ DR. BISHOP RESIGNS, Manchester Courier, November 15, 1902, p.17
  14. ↑ THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8
  15. ↑ CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 22, 1902, p.19
  16. ↑ DEATH OF ALDERMAN ROBERTS, Manchester Evening News, November 4, 1902, p.4
  17. ↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, March 11, 1885, p.2
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