| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 East Lothian Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | East Lothian Council election, 2007 |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 23 seats to East Lothian Council |
| Majority Seats: | 12 |
| Leader1: | Norman Murray |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Seats Before1: | 17 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Party4: | Scottish National Party |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Party2: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats Before2: | 5 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Norman Murray |
| Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Norman Murray |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Party5: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Seats Before5: | 0 |
| Swing1: | 4.6% |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,061 |
| Percentage1: | 40.6% |
| Swing2: | 5.3% |
| Percentage2: | 23.1% |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,561 |
| Swing4: | 5.0% |
| Percentage4: | 19.2% |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,132 |
| Swing5: | 2.1% |
| Percentage5: | 14.9% |
| Popular Vote5: | 5,503 |
The 2003 East Lothian Council election was held on 1 May 2003, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.