The Broxbourne Council election, 1973 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.
Results summary
The first election for Broxbourne Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973.
Broxbourne Borough Council was created by the Local Government Act 1972 as a successor authority to:
From the date of the election until 1 April 1974 Broxbourne Borough Council acted as a "shadow authority" to Cheshunt UDC and Hoddesdon UDC.
40 Borough Council seats were contested in 13 wards.
In 3 wards (Cheshunt North, Hoddesdon Northern and Theobalds) 4 council seats were contested
In 1 ward (Wormley) 1 council seat was contested
In the remaining 9 wards 3 council seats were contested.
The political balance of the newly formed Borough Council was