| Election Name: | 1973 Edinburgh Corporation election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Edinburgh.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1972 Edinburgh Corporation election |
| Previous Year: | 1972 |
| Next Election: | 1974 City of Edinburgh District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
| Seats For Election: | 23 of the 69 seats to the Edinburgh Corporation |
| Majority Seats: | 35 |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Leader1: | Peter Wilson |
| Last Election1: | 33 |
| Seats Before1: | 35 |
| Seats1: | 13 |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 44,456 |
| Percentage1: | 37.8% |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| Leader2: | Brian Meek |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Seats Before2: | 20 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 21 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 29,806 |
| Percentage2: | 25.3% |
| Party3: | Scottish Liberal Party |
| Leader3: | Donald Gorrie |
| Last Election3: | 5 |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 20,155 |
| Percentage3: | 17.1% |
| Party4: | Progressives (Scotland) |
| Last Election4: | 21 |
| Seats Before4: | 5 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 17,406 |
| Percentage4: | 14.8% |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | N/A |
| Percentage5: | N/A |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | No overall control |
An Election to the Edinburgh Corporation was held on 1 May 1973, alongside municipal elections across Scotland. Of the councils 69 seats, 26 were up for election. Labour, despite needing only 1 gain to take control of the council, failed to do so, preventing them from a historic win.
Following the election, with two by-elections pending, Edinburgh Corporation was composed of 34 Labour councillors, 21 Conservatives, and 7 Liberals, with 5 others.
By this point only a small rump Progressive party remained on the council, with the bulk of Progressive councillors having joined the Conservatives. A small number, such as Mrs Catherine Filsell (a former Progressive leader), had joined Labour.