| Country: | Scotland |
| Flag Image: | City Flag of Aberdeen.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1974 City of Aberdeen District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Seats For Election: | 12 out of 36 seats of City of Aberdeen Council |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Party3: | Scottish Liberal Party |
| Party4: | Communist Party of Great Britain |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 265 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,617 |
| Party6: | Scottish National Party |
| Popular Vote6: | 203 |
| Popular Vote4: | 415 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,257 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,117 |
| Percentage1: | 54.6% |
| Percentage2: | 36.0% |
| Percentage3: | 7.1% |
| Percentage4: | 1.1% |
| Percentage5: | 0.7% |
| Percentage6: | 0.6% |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 0 |
| Seat Change6: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats6: | 0 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seats After3: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 0 |
| Seats After6: | 0 |
| Previous Election: | 1972 Aberdeen Corporation election |
An election to the Aberdeen Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. 12 of the corporation's 36 seats were up for election.[1] [2]
The election saw Labour remain in control of the corporation, winning 6 seats, giving them a total of 23. The Conservatives won 5 seats, including one gained from 89-year-old Independent councillor George Roberts, contributing to a total of 12 after the election. Nigel Lindsay caused a major upset when he became the first ever Liberal to be elected to the corporation, unseating the Labour group's leader Thomas Paine in St Machar ward.[1]