| Election Name: | 1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1968 Easthampstead Rural District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1968 |
| Next Election: | 1973 Bracknell District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1973 (BDC) |
| Seats For Election: | All 44 seats to Easthampstead Rural District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Image3: | Ind |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Party4: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Image4: | Lib |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 1971 Easthampstead Rural District Council election, held on 11 May 1971,[1] was the last election to Easthampstead Rural District Council. The Conservative Party lost overall control, emerging narrowly as the largest party.[2] Concurrent with the changes wrought by the Local Government Act 1972, the council would transition to a new Bracknell District Council, the first election being held in 1973. Until 2023, this would be the last election for a Bracknell-based council where a majority of seats were outside Bracknell town.[3] This is also the last time an election for a Bracknell-based council has ended up in no overall control.