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%)
Decrease 6.5 16 (61.5%)
16 / 26
 Decrease 1 50 (48.1%)
50 / 104
Liberal Party 14,486 (33.4%)
Increase 15.0 9 (34.6%)
9 / 26
 Steady 46 (44.2%)
46 / 104
Labour Party 5,751 (13.3%)
Decrease 3.1 1 (3.8%)
1 / 26
 Increase 1 4 (3.8%)
4 / 104
Independent 2,883 (6.6%)
Decrease 5.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 2 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
 Steady 2 (1.9%)
2 / 104

Full council

↓
4 46 2 2 50

Aldermen

↓
16 2 8

Councillors

↓
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

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1902 and 1903

References

  1. ^ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1902, p.9
  2. ^ VERDICT OF VOTES, Manchester Courier, November 3, 1902, p.5
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_Manchester_City_Council_election
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