| Election Name: | 1973 Tendring District Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Election: | 1976 Tendring District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Tendring District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Popular Vote1: | 34,412 |
| Percentage1: | 43.9% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 11 |
| Popular Vote2: | 27,935 |
| Percentage2: | 35.7% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Seats3: | 11 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,085 |
| Percentage3: | 7.8% |
| Party4: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,306 |
| Percentage4: | 5.5% |
| Party5: | Residents Association |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 5,017 |
| Percentage5: | 6.4% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1973 Tendring District Council election were the first elections to the newly created Tendring District Council. They took place on 7 June 1973.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974.
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