| Election Name: | 2003 Exeter City Council election[1] [2] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Exeter City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Exeter City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 21 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2003 |
| Turnout: | 35.6% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 22 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,016 |
| Percentage1: | 32.2% |
| Seats After1: | 20 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 8 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,306 |
| Percentage2: | 24.3% |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,778 |
| Percentage4: | 26.5% |
| Seats After4: | 6 |
| Party5: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
| Last Election5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,348 |
| Percentage5: | 10.8% |
| Seats After5: | 4 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 2003 Exeter City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost control of the council, which it had held since 1995.[3]