Elections to Coventry City Council in England were held on 1 May 2003. Nineteen seats were up for election - the usual one third of the council, plus an additional seat in Whoberley ward, which was vacant. The Labour lost majority control of the council, but remained the largest party.
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:[1]
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Staying councillors | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Seats up for election | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Election result | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 26 | |||||||
| 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 23 | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 | ||||||