| Election Name: | 1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | 10 May 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1975 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Turnout: | [1] |
| Leader1: | Walter Knight |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Popular Vote1: | 100,943 |
| Percentage1: | 38.8% |
| Leader2: | Brian Slack |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Manor & Little Moor |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Popular Vote2: | 57,905 |
| Percentage2: | 22.3% |
| Leader3: | Ken Anstis |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood |
| Seats3: | 13 |
| Popular Vote3: | 90,774 |
| Percentage3: | 34.9% |
| Leader4: | Robert Crook |
| Party4: | Heald Green Ratepayers |
| Leaders Seat4: | Heald Green |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,711 |
| Percentage4: | 2.2% |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Walter Knight |
The first elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973.[2] This was a new council created to replace Stockport County Borough, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, Cheadle and Gatley Urban District, Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District, and Marple Urban District. This election would create the entire 60-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.
The council went into no overall control.
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||
| Conservative Party | 100,943 (38.8%) | 27 (45.0%) | ||||
| Labour Party | 57,905 (22.3%) | 16 (26.7%) | ||||
| Liberal Party | 90,774 (34.9%) | 13 (21.7%) | ||||
| Heald Green Ratepayers | 5,711 (2.2%) | 3 (5.0%) | ||||
| Residents | 3,876 (1.5%) | 1 (1.7%) | ||||
| Communist Party | 751 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||||
| 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 27 |