| Election Name: | 2003 Reading Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Reading Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Reading Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Seats For Election: | 15 seats of 45 on council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Image1: | Lab |
| Leader1: | David Sutton |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 36 |
| Seats After1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 11,489 |
| Percentage1: | 38.9 |
| Swing1: | 5.3 pp |
| Leader2: | Bob Green |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,862 |
| Percentage2: | 26.6 |
| Swing2: | 0.6 pp |
| Image3: | Con |
| Leader3: | Fred Pugh |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 4 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,502 |
| Percentage3: | 28.8 |
| Swing3: | 1.9 pp |
The 2003 Reading Borough Council election was held on 1 May 2003, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. One third of the 45 seats on Reading Borough Council were up for election. The Conservatives gained one seat at the election from Labour. Otherwise all other seats stayed with the same party and Labour continued have a large majority on the council, with David Sutton continuing as leader of the party and the council.[1]
The results in each ward were as follows:[2]