| Election Name: | 1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Election: | 1976 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Seats For Election: | All 48 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Leader2: | John Goldsmith |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats After2: | 17 |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats After4: | 7 |
| Image5: | RA |
| Party5: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman Conservative |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 7 June 1973. It was the first election to North Hertfordshire District Council, and was held at the same time as other local elections across England for the new non-metropolitan district councils that were created under the Local Government Act 1972. The elected councillors initially formed a shadow authority to oversee the transition to the new system, operating alongside the five outgoing district councils until 1 April 1974 when the new district formally came into being.[1]
The election saw the Conservatives form the largest party on the council, albeit falling a couple of seats short of having a majority, leaving the council under no overall control. The Conservatives formed a minority administration, with their group leader, Bob Flatman, becoming the first leader of the council.[2]
The overall results were as follows:
The new district was divided into 18 numbered wards, electing between one and four councillors each to give a total of 48 councillors:[3]
The results for each ward were as follows:[4] [5] [6] [7]
The Letchworth Norton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Chris Stockwell on 18 August 1975. The seat was retained for Labour by Don Kitchiner. The precise number of votes cast was not reported, only the majority, turnout and swing.[8] [9]