| Election Name: | 2003 Tendring District Council election |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Tendring District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Tendring District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Tendring District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 17 seats, 33.3% |
| Seats Before1: | 17 |
| Seats1: | 25 |
| Seat Change1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,898 |
| Percentage1: | 36.0 |
| Swing1: | 2.7 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 9 seats, 14.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,503 |
| Percentage2: | 21.7 |
| Swing2: | 7.5 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 23 seats, 37.6% |
| Seats Before3: | 21 |
| Seats3: | 11 |
| Seat Change3: | 14 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,503 |
| Percentage3: | 21.0 |
| Swing3: | 12.3 |
| Party4: | Community Representatives |
| Last Election4: | Did Not Stand |
| Seats Before4: | 0 |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,116 |
| Percentage4: | 8.7 |
| Swing4: | 8.7 |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election5: | 6 seats, 12.8% |
| Seats Before5: | 6 |
| Seats5: | 4 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 2,217 |
| Percentage5: | 6.2 |
| Swing5: | 6.6 |
| Party6: | Holland-on-Sea Residents' Association |
| Seats6: | 3 |
| Seat Change6: | 3 |
| Popular Vote6: | 1,098 |
| Percentage6: | 3.1 |
| Swing6: | 3.1 |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
Elections to Tendring District Council took place on 1 May 2003. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom.
CRP = Community Representative Party