1902 Manchester City Council election

Local election in Manchester 1902 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1901 Manchester City Council election 1901 1902 11 01 y 1903 Manchester City Council election 1903 26 of 104 seats to Manchester City Council 53 Manchester 1902.png Map of results of 1902 election Leader of the Council No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) 11 seats,53.2% 51 16 50 1 20,248 46.7% 6.5% Liberal Party (UK) 14 seats,18.4% 46 9 46 14,486 33.4% 15.0% Labour Party (UK) 0 seats,16.4% 3 1 4 1 5,751 13.3% 3.1% Independent (politician) 1 seats,12.0% 2 0 2 2,883 6.6% 5.4% Liberal Unionist Party 0 seats,0.0% 2 0 2 0 0.0% 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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1902, p.9VERDICT OF VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.5 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 20,248 (46.7%)46.7 Conservative Party (UK) 6.516 (61.5%)16 26 Conservative Party (UK) 150 (48.1%)50 104 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party 14,486 (33.4%)33.4 Liberal Party (UK) 15.09 (34.6%)9 26 Liberal Party (UK) 46 (44.2%)46 104 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party5,751 (13.3%)13.3 Labour Party (UK) 3.11 (3.8%)1 26 Labour Party (UK) 1 4 (3.8%)4 104 Labour Party (UK)Independent 2,883 (6.6%)6.6 Independent (politician) 5.40 (0.0%)0 26 Independent (politician) 2 (1.9%)2 104 Independent (politician)Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)0.0 Liberal Unionist Party 0 (0.0%)0 26 Liberal Unionist Party 2 (1.9%)2 104 Liberal Unionist Party Full council + ↓ 4 46 2 2 50 Aldermen + ↓ 16 2 8 Councillors + ↓ 4 30 2 42 Ward results All Saints' All Saints' Liberal Party (UK) W. B. Pritchard* 879 50.1 N/A Independent (politician) H. M. Ross Clyne 877 49.9 N/A 2 0.2 N/A 1,756 Liberal Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Conservative Party (UK) J. Stewart* 1,516 50.1 -19.1 Independent (politician) R. Hughes 1,511 49.9 +19.1 5 0.2 -38.2 3,027 Conservative Party (UK) Blackley and Moston Blackley and Moston Liberal Party (UK) G. Bennett 1,426 53.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Prescott 1,233 46.4 N/A 193 7.2 N/A 2,659 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Conservative Party (UK) C. Dreyfus* 2,466 53.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Fox 2,110 46.1 N/A 356 7.8 N/A 4,576 Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Conservative Party (UK) R. Oliver* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Conservative Party (UK) J. Lowry* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) H. H. Humphreys 720 55.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. J. Kendall 502 38.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Ogden 78 6.0 N/A 218 16.8 N/A 1,300 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Conservative Party (UK) T. Smethurst* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Conservative Party (UK) W. Holden 2,783 58.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Cook 1,956 41.3 N/A 827 17.4 N/A 4,739 Conservative Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) C. Jennison* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Medlock Street Medlock Street Liberal Party (UK) J. D. Pennington* 1,558 51.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. B. Broadhead 1,483 48.8 N/A 75 2.4 N/A 3,041 Liberal Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Conservative Party (UK) H. Heenan* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Conservative Party (UK) N. Meadowcroft 2,602 53.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Bishop* 2,368 48.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. Grimshaw* 2,183 44.8 N/A 185 3.8 N/A 4,878 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Rothwell* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) E. J. Hart 1,607 52.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson* 1,443 47.3 N/A 164 5.4 N/A 3,050 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Oxford Oxford Liberal Party (UK) A. Burgon 376 56.6 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Hill 288 43.4 N/A 88 13.2 664 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) E. Holt* 1,706 56.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Hyde 1,305 43.3 N/A 401 13.4 N/A 3,011 Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's St. Ann's Conservative Party (UK) C. W. Botsford* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. Clement's St. Clement's Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Langley* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Conservative Party (UK) A. Craven 1,925 64.1 +12.9 Liberal Party (UK) F. H. Worswick 1,076 35.9 N/A 849 28.2 +25.8 3,631 Conservative Party (UK) St. James' St. James' Conservative Party (UK) H. Samson* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) St. John's St. John's Conservative Party (UK) T. Watmough* 567 58.2 +9.1 Independent (politician) J. Stevenson 407 41.8 N/A 160 16.4 974 Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Liberal Party (UK) H. Marsden* uncontested Liberal Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Liberal Party (UK) J. Allison* 987 59.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Cadman 673 40.5 N/A 314 19.0 N/A 1,660 Liberal Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Wells* 1,425 51.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) S. Williams 1,244 45.1 N/A Independent (politician) W. Brown 88 3.2 N/A 181 6.6 N/A 2,757 Liberal Party (UK) 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).DEATH OF ALDERMAN ROBERTS, Manchester Evening News, November 4, 1902, p.4MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, March 11, 1885, p.2 In his place, Councillor William H. Vaudrey (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 4 November 1889)THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 19 November 1902.CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 22, 1902, p.19 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative William H. Vaudrey Exchange 1904 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).MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION, Manchester Courier, March 17, 1904, p.9MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, February 15, 1899, p.4 In his place, Councillor James Bowes (Liberal, Miles Platting, elected 1 November 1890)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 28 October 1903.THE CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, October 29, 1903, p.4 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal James Bowes 1904 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.MUNCIPAL BYE-ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, December 2, 1902, p.7 New Cross Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. Robert Bishop (Liberal, New Cross, elected 2 November 1896)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1896, p.8 on 12 November 1902.DR. BISHOP RESIGNS, Manchester Courier, November 15, 1902, p.17 New Cross Conservative Party (UK) W. B. Broadhead 2,109 50.3 -3.0 Liberal Party (UK) M. Grimshaw 2,080 49.7 +1.2 29 0.6 4,189 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Ann's Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William H. Vaudrey (Conservative, St. Ann's, elected 4 November 1889)THE REPRESENTATION OF ST. ANN'S WARD, Manchester Guardian, November 5, 1889, p.8 on 19 November 1902CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Courier, November 22, 1902, p.19 following the death on 4 November 1902 of Alderman John Foulkes Roberts (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the council on 11 March 1885).DEATH OF ALDERMAN ROBERTS, Manchester Evening News, November 4, 1902, p.4MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, March 11, 1885, p.2 St. Ann's Liberal Party (UK) R. G. Lawson 549 50.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Woodhouse 498 46.2 N/A Independent (politician) T. Cook 32 2.9 N/A 51 4.7 N/A 1,079 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Luke's, 19 May 1903 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. Cornelius O'Doherty (Liberal, St. Luke's, elected 1 November 1895)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1895, p.7 on 24 April 1903.MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1903, p.2 St. Luke's Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Thewlis 1,355 50.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,321 49.4 N/A 34 1.2 N/A 2,676 Liberal Party (UK) THE MUNICIPAL VACANCY, Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1903, p.2 Rusholme, 16 June 1903 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Edwyn Holt (Liberal, Rusholme, elected 1 November 1893)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6 on 21 May 1903.NORTH COUNTRY, Manchester Courier, May 22, 1903, p.6 Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) W. F. Lane-Scott uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) THE RUSHOLME WARD VACANCY, Manchester Evening News, June 17, 1903, p.4 References Category:Manchester City Council elections Manchester