| Election Name: | 2003 Orkney Islands Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Orkney Islands Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Orkney Islands Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 21 seats to Orkney Islands Council |
| Majority Seats: | 11 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election1: | |
| Leaders Seat1: | Scapa and Kirkwall South West (defeated) |
| Seats Before1: | 21 |
| Seats1: | 21 |
| Seat Change1: | 0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,075 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| Swing1: | 0.0% |
| Council Convener | |
| Before Election: | Hugh Halcro-Johnston |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Posttitle: | Council Convener after election |
| After Election: | Stephen Hagan |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
Elections to the Orkney Islands Council were held on 1 May 2003 as part of Scottish local elections. Only independent candidates contested the election. Nine seats were uncontested.