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.THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1901, p.9MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1901, p.8
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party 4,995 (53.2%) 9.611 (42.3%) 152 (50.0%)Liberal Party 1,723 (18.4%) 14.414 (56.0%) 145 (43.3%)Liberal Unionist 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (2.9%)Labour Party1,536 (16.4%) 7.20 (0.0%) 1 2 (1.9%)Independent 1,130 (12.0%) 12.01 (3.8%) 12 (1.9%)
Full council
+ ↓ 2 45 2 3 52
Aldermen
+ ↓ 15 3 8
Councillors
+ ↓ 2 30 2 44
Ward results
All Saints'
Ardwick
Blackley and Moston
Bradford
Cheetham
Collegiate Church
Crumpsall
Exchange
Harpurhey
Longsight
Medlock Street
Miles Platting
New Cross
Newton Heath
Openshaw
Oxford
Rusholme
St. Ann's
St. Clement's
St. George's
St. James'
St. John's
St. Luke's
St. Mark's
St. Michael's
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.MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5
The following thirteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 9 November 1901 for a term of six years.
PartyAldermanWardTerm 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).DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN HOPKINSON, Manchester Evening News, March 15, 1902, p.2MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1872, p.6
In his place, Councillor Daniel McCabe (Liberal, St. Michael's, elected 1 November 1889)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8 was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 April 1902.THE RACECOURSE DOCK, Manchester Courier, April 12, 1902, p.16
PartyAldermanWardTerm 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.MUNCIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Evening News, November 26, 1901, p.3
Medlock Street
Caused by the death of Councillor Wilkinson Kemp (Conservative, Medlock Street, elected 27 February 1899)ELECTION IN MEDLOCK STREET WARD, Manchester Guardian, February 28, 1899, p.9 on 6 November 1901.DEATH OF MR. COUNCILLOR KEMP, Manchester Evening News, November 6, 1901, p.4
Blackley and Moston
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Briggs (Conservative, Blackley & Moston, elected 1 November 1890)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8 on 9 November 1901MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5 following the resignation on 9 November 1901 of Alderman Samuel Ashcroft (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 12 June 1895).MAYOR'S DAY, Manchester Courier, November 11, 1901, p.5COUNCIL MEETINGS, Manchester Courier, June 13, 1895, p.6
Ardwick, 23 December 1901
Caused by the death of Councillor William Pollitt (Conservative, Ardwick, elected 1 November 1893)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6 on 4 December 1901.COUNCILLOR WILLIAM POLLITT, Manchester Courier, December 5, 1901, p.6
, Manchester Courier, December 24, 1901, p.4
St. Mark's, 27 January 1902
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Phythian (Conservative, St. Mark's, elected 1 November 1893)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1893, p.6 on 4 January 1902.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
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)THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1889, p.8 on 9 April 1902THE RACECOURSE DOCK, Manchester Courier, April 12, 1902, p.16 following the death on 14 March 1902 of Alderman John Hopkinson (Liberal Unionist, elected as an alderman by the council on 4 September 1872).DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN HOPKINSON, Manchester Evening News, March 15, 1902, p.2MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL, Manchester Guardian, September 5, 1872, p.6
CONSERVATIVE VICTORY, Manchester Courier, April 29, 1902, p.9
Blackley and Moston, 28 July 1902
Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Wilson (Conservative, Blackley & Moston, elected 25 November 1901)MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 26, 1901, p.3 on 7 July 1902.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
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