| Election Name: | 2003 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Ipswich Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 35 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seats After1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,272 |
| Percentage1: | 32.5% |
| Swing1: | 8.6% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 9 |
| Seats2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,171 |
| Percentage2: | 39.2% |
| Swing2: | 1.8% |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 4 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 25.8% |
| Percentage3: | 7,368 |
| Swing3: | 5.1% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | Labour |
Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was: