Fred Brocklehurst

He subsequently worked at the presses of the Manchester Courier newspaper, before obtaining a scholarship to Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated in law.

[2] In 1896, Brocklehurst was arrested and imprisoned for giving a speech at Boggart Hole Clough Park, on behalf of the ILP.

However, public opinion was with Brocklehurst and in 1897, he was elected to Manchester City Council for Harpurhey Ward, defeating the chairman of the Parks Committee.

Brocklehurst was initially proposed as its secretary, but he withdrew as he was unwilling to move to London, where the LRC would be based.

[6] At the 1900 general election, Brocklehurst stood for the Labour Representation Committee in Manchester South West.