# 1903 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Monday, 2 November 1903. 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 | 14,329 (35.9%) | 10.8 | 11 (42.3%) | 11 / 26 | 1 | 51 (49.0%) | 51 / 104 |
| Liberal Party | 12,012 (30.1%) | 3.3 | 10 (38.5%) | 10 / 26 | | 44 (42.3%) | 44 / 104 |
| Labour Party | 8,396 (21.0%) | 7.7 | 4 (15.4%) | 4 / 26 | 1 | 5 (4.8%) | 5 / 104 |
| Independent | 5,098 (12.8%) | 6.2 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 / 26 | | 2 (1.9%) | 2 / 104 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1,592 (4.0%) | 4.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | | 2 (1.9%) | 2 / 104 |
| Independent Conservative | 86 (0.2%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 26 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 104 |

### Full council

| 5 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 51 |

### Aldermen

| 15 | 2 | 9 |

### Councillors

| 5 | 29 | 2 | 42 |

## Ward results
### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Hornby* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Hughes | 2,368 | 54.0 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Hyde | 1,932 | 44.0 | −6.1 |
| | Ind. Conservative | J. W. White | 86 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,386 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Johnston* | 1,402 | 52.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | G. H. Radcliffe | 1,250 | 47.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Sutton* | 2,924 | 73.8 | +27.7 |
| | Independent | G. W. Laughton | 1,038 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,886 | 47.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,962 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Halliday* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Royle* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Holt* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Makeague | 449 | 68.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | F. Moss* | 211 | 32.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 36.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 660 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. T. Jackson | 2,305 | 55.4 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | C. Smith | 1,852 | 44.6 | −14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,157 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Jones* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Medlock Street

Medlock Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. W. Chapman* | 1,610 | 59.0 | +10.2 |
| | Liberal | G. Macfarlane | 1,119 | 41.0 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Dixon* | 1,201 | 57.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Stephenson | 907 | 43.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 14.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,108 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | D. Boyle* | 2,817 | 58.3 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Simpson* | 2,526 | 52.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Burgess | 2,163 | 44.7 | −8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 7.5 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,835 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Garlick* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Cook | 1,765 | 60.7 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Pollitt* | 1,142 | 39.3 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 21.4 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Oxford

Oxford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C. Behrens | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. K. Ashton* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Ann's

St. Ann's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | R. G. Lawson* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Clement's

St. Clement's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. Harrop* | uncontested | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Mackay | 1,467 | 51.5 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal | J. Green | 1,383 | 48.5 | +12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 3.0 | −25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,850 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. James'

St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. T. Shann* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. John's

St. John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Ingle* | uncontested | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. H. Scott* | 1,683 | 51.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Unionist | J. Stevenson | 1,592 | 48.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,275 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Wainwright* | 966 | 62.7 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | H. M. Ross Clyne | 574 | 37.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 25.4 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | T. Quinn Ruddin* | 1,518 | 54.6 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,263 | 45.4 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 9.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,781 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |