See main article: 2003 Scottish local elections.
| Election Name: | 2003 West Dunbartonshire Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats For Election: | All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Majority Seats: | 12 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Last Election1: | 14 seats, 63.6% |
| Seats Before1: | 10 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Scottish National Party |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 31.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Party4: | Scottish Socialist Party |
| Leaders Seat4: | Renton/Alexandria South |
| Last Election4: | Did not stand |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Leaders Seat5: | Whitecrook |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 4.6% |
| Seats Before5: | 4 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Council Leader | |
| Before Election: | Daniel McCafferty |
| Before Party: | Independent (with SNP+SSP support) |
| Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
| After Election: | Andrew White |
| After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 2003 elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on the 1 May 2003 and were the third to the unitary authority, which was created along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. They were also the last held under the single-member constituency first past the post system, which was replaced in the 2007 election with Single Transferable Vote.