1901 Manchester City Council election

1901 Manchester City Council election
← 1900 1 November 1901 1902 →
26 of 104 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 53 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1901 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 Friday, 1 November 1901. 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		4,995 (53.2%)		9.6	11 (42.3%)	11 / 26	1	52 (50.0%)	52 / 104
Liberal Party		1,723 (18.4%)		14.4	14 (56.0%)	14 / 26	1	45 (43.3%)	45 / 104
Liberal Unionist		0 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 26		3 (2.9%)	3 / 104
Labour Party		1,536 (16.4%)		7.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 26	1	2 (1.9%)	2 / 104
Independent		1,130 (12.0%)		12.0	1 (3.8%)	1 / 26	1	2 (1.9%)	2 / 104

Full council

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2	45	2	3	52

Aldermen

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15	3	8

Councillors

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2	30	2	44

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. Arrandale*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Chesters Thompson*	1,705	69.2	+14.8
	Independent	R. Hughes	758	30.8	N/A
Majority	947	38.4	+29.6
Turnout	2,463
	Conservative hold	Swing

Blackley and Moston

Blackley and Moston
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Ward*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Grimshaw*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Williams	1,225	57.2	+12.6
	Liberal	W. Bennett	916	42.8	−12.6
Majority	309	14.4
Turnout	2,141
	Conservative gain from Liberal	Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Smith*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Dearden*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

Exchange

Exchange
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Cowan*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Whyman*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Wilson*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Hesketh*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Bowes*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

New Cross

New Cross
Candidate	Votes	%
Conservative	J. Grime*	uncontested
Liberal	G. Howarth*	uncontested
Conservative hold	Swing
Liberal hold	Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Trevor*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Taylor*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

Oxford

Oxford
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Pitt Hardacre	372	52.3	N/A
	Liberal	J. H. Greenhow*	339	47.7	−0.4
Majority	33	4.6
Turnout	711
	Independent gain from Liberal	Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Fildes*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Hassall*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

St. George's

St. George's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Kay	1,613	51.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Johnston*	1,536	48.8	N/A
Majority	77	2.4	N/A
Turnout	3,149
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

St. James'

St. James'
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. J. Goldschmidt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

St. John's

St. John's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	T. C. Abbott	468	50.9	+2.4
	Conservative	H. Shuttleworth*	452	49.1	−2.4
Majority	16	1.8
Turnout	920
	Liberal gain from Conservative	Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. O'Doherty*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Beastow*	uncontested
	Conservative hold	Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. McCabe*	uncontested
	Liberal hold	Swing

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 9 November 1901

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1901, the terms of office of thirteen aldermen expired.^[3]

The following thirteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1901 for a term of six years.

Alderman	Ward	Term expires
Conservative	Thomas Briggs		1907
Liberal	Robert Gibson*		1907
Conservative	John Grantham*		1907
Liberal Unionist	John Hopkinson*		1907
Liberal Unionist	John King*		1907
Liberal	Sir Bosdin Leech*		1907
Liberal	Alexander McDougall*	All Saints'	1907
Liberal Unionist	Harry Rawson*		1907
Conservative	Richard Lovatt Reade*		1907
Conservative	John Richards*		1907
Liberal	James Wilson Southern*	St. Luke's	1907
Liberal	G. T. Stanley*	Blackley & Moston	1907
Liberal	Joseph Thompson*	Ardwick	1907

Aldermanic election, 9 April 1902

Caused by the death on 14 March 1902 of Alderman John Hopkinson (Liberal Unionist, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 September 1872).^[4]^[5]

In his place, Councillor Daniel McCabe (Liberal, St. Michael's, elected 1 November 1889)^[6] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 April 1902.^[7]

Party	Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Liberal	Daniel McCabe		1907

By-elections between 1901 and 1902

By-elections, 25 November 1901

Two by-elections were held on 25 November 1901 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.^[8]

Medlock Street

Caused by the death of Councillor Wilkinson Kemp (Conservative, Medlock Street, elected 27 February 1899)^[9] on 6 November 1901.^[10]

Medlock Street
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Chapman	1,495	53.5	N/A
	Liberal	R. Carhart	1,301	46.5	N/A
Majority	194	7.0	N/A
Turnout	2,796
	Conservative hold	Swing

Blackley and Moston

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Briggs (Conservative, Blackley & Moston, elected 1 November 1890)^[11] on 9 November 1901^[12] following the resignation on 9 November 1901 of Alderman Samuel Ashcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 12 June 1895).^[13]^[14]

Blackley and Moston
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Wilson	1,004	40.5	N/A
	Labour	J. Johnston	741	29.9	N/A
	Liberal	J. Singleton	735	29.6	N/A
Majority	263	10.6	N/A
Turnout	2,480
	Conservative hold	Swing

Ardwick, 23 December 1901

Caused by the death of Councillor William Pollitt (Conservative, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1893)^[15] on 4 December 1901.^[16]

Ardwick
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Stewart	1,013	62.0	−7.2
	Liberal	S. H. Cox	620	38.0	N/A
Majority	393	24.0	−14.4
Turnout	1,633
	Conservative hold	Swing

^[17]

St. Mark's, 27 January 1902

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Phythian (Conservative, St. Mark's, elected 1 November 1893)^[18] on 4 January 1902.^[19]

St. Mark's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Allison	853	54.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. Jennison	708	45.4	N/A
Majority	145	9.2	N/A
Turnout	1,561
	Liberal gain from Conservative	Swing

^[20]

St. Michael's, 28 April 1902

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Daniel McCabe (Liberal, St. Michael's, elected 1 November 1889)^[21] on 9 April 1902^[22] following the death on 14 March 1902 of Alderman John Hopkinson (Liberal Unionist, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 September 1872).^[23]^[24]

St. Michael's
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hibbert	1,342	52.3	N/A
	Liberal	F. J. Farley	1,226	47.7	N/A
Majority	116	4.6	N/A
Turnout	2,568
	Conservative gain from Liberal	Swing

^[25]

Blackley and Moston, 28 July 1902

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Wilson (Conservative, Blackley & Moston, elected 25 November 1901)^[26] on 7 July 1902.^[27]

Blackley and Moston
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Johnston	1,088	52.9	+23.0
	Conservative	B. A. Redfern	967	47.1	+6.6
Majority	121	5.8
Turnout	2,055
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

^[28]

References

↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1901, p.9
↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8
↑ MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5
↑ DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN HOPKINSON, Manchester Evening News, March 15, 1902, p.2
↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1872, p.6
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8
↑ THE RACECOURSE DOCK, Manchester Courier, April 12, 1902, p.16
↑ MUNCIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 26, 1901, p.3
↑ ELECTION IN MEDLOCK STREET WARD, Manchester Guardian, February 28, 1899, p.9
↑ DEATH OF MR. COUNCILLOR KEMP, Manchester Evening News, November 6, 1901, p.4
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8
↑ MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5
↑ MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5
↑ COUNCIL MEETINGS, Manchester Courier, June 13, 1895, p.6
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6
↑ COUNCILLOR WILLIAM POLLITT, Manchester Courier, December 5, 1901, p.6
↑ , Manchester Courier, December 24, 1901, p.4
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6
↑ RESIGNATION OF COUNCILLOR J. PHYTHIAN, Manchester Courier, January 6, 1902, p.6
↑ THE ST. MARK'S WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 28, 1902, p.9
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8
↑ THE RACECOURSE DOCK, Manchester Courier, April 12, 1902, p.16
↑ DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN HOPKINSON, Manchester Evening News, March 15, 1902, p.2
↑ MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1872, p.6
↑ CONSERVATIVE VICTORY, Manchester Courier, April 29, 1902, p.9
↑ MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 26, 1901, p.3
↑ DEATH OF COUNCILLOR T. WILSON, Manchester Evening News, July 7, 1902, p.4
↑ MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Evening News, July 29, 1902, p.5

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1901, p.9

[2] MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8

[3] MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5

[4] DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN HOPKINSON, Manchester Evening News, March 15, 1902, p.2

[5] MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1872, p.6

[6] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8

[7] THE RACECOURSE DOCK, Manchester Courier, April 12, 1902, p.16

[8] MUNCIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 26, 1901, p.3

[9] ELECTION IN MEDLOCK STREET WARD, Manchester Guardian, February 28, 1899, p.9

[10] DEATH OF MR. COUNCILLOR KEMP, Manchester Evening News, November 6, 1901, p.4

[11] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8

[12] MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5

[13] MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5

[14] COUNCIL MEETINGS, Manchester Courier, June 13, 1895, p.6

[15] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6

[16] COUNCILLOR WILLIAM POLLITT, Manchester Courier, December 5, 1901, p.6

[17] , Manchester Courier, December 24, 1901, p.4

[18] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6

[19] RESIGNATION OF COUNCILLOR J. PHYTHIAN, Manchester Courier, January 6, 1902, p.6

[20] THE ST. MARK'S WARD ELECTION, Manchester Guardian, January 28, 1902, p.9

[21] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8

[22] THE RACECOURSE DOCK, Manchester Courier, April 12, 1902, p.16

[23] DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN HOPKINSON, Manchester Evening News, March 15, 1902, p.2

[24] MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1872, p.6

[25] CONSERVATIVE VICTORY, Manchester Courier, April 29, 1902, p.9

[26] MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 26, 1901, p.3

[27] DEATH OF COUNCILLOR T. WILSON, Manchester Evening News, July 7, 1902, p.4

[28] MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Evening News, July 29, 1902, p.5

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