| Election Name: | 2003 Scottish local elections |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Scottish local elections |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Scottish local elections |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 1,222 seats to Scottish councils |
| Turnout: | 49.6%[1] |
| Leader1: | Jack McConnell |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour |
| Popular Vote1: | 611,843 |
| Percentage1: | 32.6% |
| Seats1: | 509 |
| Seat Change1: | 42 |
| Swing1: | 3.7% |
| Leader2: | John Swinney |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 451,660 |
| Percentage2: | 24.1% |
| Seats2: | 181 |
| Seat Change2: | 23 |
| Swing2: | 4.6% |
| Leader5: | David McLetchie |
| Party5: | Scottish Conservatives |
| Seats5: | 122 |
| Seat Change5: | 14 |
| Popular Vote5: | 282,895 |
| Percentage5: | 15.1% |
| Swing5: | 1.6% |
| Leader4: | Jim Wallace |
| Party4: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Seats4: | 175 |
| Seat Change4: | 18 |
| Popular Vote4: | 272,057 |
| Percentage4: | 14.5% |
| Swing4: | 1.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Map2 Image: | Scottish local elections, 2003 (largest party).svg |
| Map2 Size: | 250px |
| Map2 Caption: | Colours denote the party with the most seats |
| Map3 Image: | Scottish local elections, 2003 (Ward results).svg |
| Map3 Size: | 250px |
| Map3 Caption: | Colours denote party of the elected councillor for each ward |
The 2003 Scottish local elections were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as Scottish Parliament elections and local elections in parts of England. All 32 Scottish councils had all their seats up for election – all Scottish councils are unitary authorities.
This was the last election for local government in Scotland to use the first past the post electoral system.
Minor council boundary took place to better reflect certain areas:[2]
|-!colspan=2|Parties!Votes!Votes %!+/-!Wards!Net
Gain/Loss|-| |611,843||32.6||−3.7%||509||−42|-| |451,660||24.1||−4.6%||181||−23|-| |282,895||15.1||+1.6%||122||+14|-| |272,057||14.5||+1.9%||175||+18|-| |189,749||10.1||+3.0%||230||+39|-| style="width: 10px" style="background-color:" || style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Other|67,533||3.6||+2.0%||4||−6|-!colspan=2|Total!!1,875,737!! !! !! 1,222!!|}
| Council | 1999 result | Control before election (if different) | 2003 result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | NOC | Details | ||||
| Aberdeenshire | Details | |||||
| Angus | Details | |||||
| Argyll and Bute | Details | |||||
| Clackmannanshire | Details | |||||
| Dumfries and Galloway | Details | |||||
| Dundee City | Details | |||||
| East Ayrshire | Details | |||||
| East Dunbartonshire | Details | |||||
| East Lothian | Details | |||||
| East Renfrewshire | Details | |||||
| City of Edinburgh | Details | |||||
| Falkirk | Details | |||||
| Fife | Labour Minority | (Lab[3]) | Details | |||
| Glasgow City | Details | |||||
| Highland | Details | |||||
| Inverclyde | NOC | Details | ||||
| Midlothian | Details | |||||
| Moray | Details | |||||
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | Details | |||||
| North Ayrshire | Details | |||||
| North Lanarkshire | Details | |||||
| Orkney | Details | |||||
| Perth and Kinross | Details | |||||
| Renfrewshire | Details | |||||
| Scottish Borders | Details | |||||
| Shetland | Details | |||||
| South Ayrshire | NOC | Details | ||||
| South Lanarkshire | (Lab minority) | Details | ||||
| Stirling | (Lab minority) | Details | ||||
| West Dunbartonshire | NOC (Ind+SNP+SSP) | Details | ||||
| West Lothian | Details | |||||