# 1902 Manchester City Council election

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.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | 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

| 4 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 50 |

### Aldermen

| 16 | 2 | 8 |

### Councillors

| 4 | 30 | 2 | 42 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

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

### Ardwick

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

### Blackley & Moston

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

### Bradford

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

### Cheetham

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

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Lowry* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 218 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,300 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Harpurhey

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

### Longsight

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

### Medlock Street

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

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Heenan* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 185 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,878 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. T. Rothwell* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

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

### Oxford

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

### Rusholme

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

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. W. Botsford* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Langley* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

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

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Samson* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Watmough* | 567 | 58.2 | +9.1 |
| | Independent | J. Stevenson | 407 | 41.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | H. Marsden* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

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

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 181 | 6.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |