| Election Name: | 2003 Bristol City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Bristol City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2005 Bristol City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | 24 of 70 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 36 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2003 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats2: | 28 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 11 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | No Overall Control |
The 2003 Bristol City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, on the same day as other local elections in the UK. The Labour Party made a number of losses, mainly to the Liberal Democrats, and lost overall control of the council.[1] Loses included Council leader Diane Bunyan, who lost her Windmill Hill seat to the Liberal Democrats.[2] This year also saw elections contested by the new Bristolian Party, founded by the local 'scandal sheet' The Bristolian, though they failed to win any seats.[3]