1973 Londonderry City Council election

Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1973
1973 Londonderry City Council election
← 1967 30 May 1973 1977 →
All 27 seats to Londonderry City Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Raymond McClean Jack Allen Ivor Canavan
Party SDLP United Loyalist Alliance
Leader's seat Londonderry D Londonderry E Londonderry E
Seats before N/A 12 N/A
Seats won 10 9 4
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 3 Increase 4
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Fergus McAteer Michael Montgomery
Party Nationalist Republican Clubs
Leader's seat Londonderry E Londonderry C
Seats before 8 N/A
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 1
Map of the results by electoral area. Electoral areas are shaded according to the party that received the most votes. Circles represent the political affiliation of councillors elected for each electoral area.
Council control before election

Londonderry Development Commission

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 1973 Londonderry City Council election took place on 30 May 1973 to elect members of Londonderry City Council in Northern Ireland. This was on the same day as other Northern Irish local elections. The campaign was significant in that, following changes to the election process and districts, Irish nationalist parties were able to take control of the council for the first time.