Labour No Overall Control The 2003 Bristol City Council election took place on 1 May 2003, on the same day as other local elections in the UK.

The Labour Party made a number of losses, mainly to the Liberal Democrats, and lost overall control of the council.

[1] Loses included Council leader Diane Bunyan, who lost her Windmill Hill seat to the Liberal Democrats.

[2] This year also saw elections contested by the new Bristolian Party, founded by the local 'scandal sheet' The Bristolian, though they failed to win any seats.

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