| Election Name: | 1971 Hong Kong municipal election |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1969 Hong Kong municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1969 |
| Next Election: | 1973 Hong Kong municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
| Seats For Election: | 5 (of the 10) elected seats to the Urban Council |
| Election Date: | 3 March 1971 |
| Registered: | 37,778 9.85% |
| Turnout: | 10,047 (26.59%) |
| Leader2: | Brook Bernacchi |
| Party2: | Reform Club of Hong Kong |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,139 |
| Percentage2: | 16.22% |
| Swing2: | 33.00pp |
| Leader1: | Hilton Cheong-Leen |
| Party1: | Hong Kong Civic Association |
| Seats Before1: | 5 |
| Seats After1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,016 |
| Percentage1: | 34.38% |
| Swing1: | 8.20pp |
| Map Size: | 325px |
The 1971 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1971 for the five of the ten elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 10,047 of the 37,778 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 26.6 per cent, slightly better than the previous election in 1969.[1]
Cecilia Yeung of the Reform Club of Hong Kong won the seat onto the Urban Council, becoming the first Chinese woman ever elected to this Council, edging out incumbent Solomon Rafeek with a margin of 139 votes. Elsie Elliott, who was dubbed as the "Queen of the Polls", led the field of ten candidates with 7,578 votes, topping her 1967 record by more than 500 votes.[2]