Overview
- Oxfordshire County Council moved to no overall control after Liberal Democrat Nick Cotter was suspended by the national party and left to sit as an independent.
- Liz Leffman announced she will step down as council leader, Tim Bearder is now the Liberal Democrat group leader, and deputy leader Neil Fawcett is acting leader until a new leader is elected.
- Transport policy is set to continue, with outgoing lead Andrew Gant saying traffic filters are already approved and new cabinet member Rebekah Fletcher named to take over the brief.
- The Green Party said it has not been invited to formal talks in Oxfordshire, while nearby districts advanced deals, including a renewed Liberal Democrat–Labour–Green alliance in West Oxfordshire and new Liberal Democrat leadership proposals in Cherwell.
- In Worcestershire, Greens, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and independents elected Green councillor Matt Jenkins to lead the county council, and the Daily Mail reported the Conservatives suspended their local group leader over the arrangement.