| Election Name: | 2003 West Dorset District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 West Dorset District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2007 West Dorset District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 48 seats to West Dorset District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 22 seats, 35.6% |
| Seats1: | 25 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,967 |
| Percentage1: | 45.5% |
| Swing1: | 9.9% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats, 35.0% |
| Seats2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,937 |
| Percentage2: | 30.2% |
| Swing2: | 4.8% |
| Image3: | Ind |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 14 seats, 18.7% |
| Seats3: | 11 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,500 |
| Percentage3: | 19.0% |
| Swing3: | 0.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 2003 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 1 May 2003 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election. Following boundary changes the number of wards were reduced by five, and the number of seats reduced from 55 to 48.[1]
The 2003 election saw the Conservatives take majority control of the District Council.[2]