The 1973 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.
The 1973 election saw Independent councillors take a significant majority on the Council.
Ward results Beaminster
Bothenhampton
Bradford Abbas
Bradpole
Bridport
Broadmayne
Broadwindsor
Burton Bradstock
Caundle Vale
Cerne Valley
Charminster
Charmouth
Chesil Bank
Chickerell
Dorchester Central
Dorchester East
Dorchester West
Frome Valley
Halstock
Holnest
Loders
Lyme Regis
Maiden Newton
Netherbury
Owermoigne
Piddle Valley
Puddletown
Queen Thorne
Sherborne
Stinsford
Symondsbury
Thorncombe
Tolpuddle
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Winterborne St Martin
Yetminster
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