Pat Karney was a British Labour Party politician, councillor for Harpurhey in the City of Manchester. He is the Lead Member for the City Centre and was responsible for setting up the Manchester Day festival. He was a supporter of Manchester's Christmas markets. He was an ally of Richard Leese and secretary of the council's Labour Group.

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