[2] In November 2019, there was a by-election to replace the outgoing Independent councillor in Wallingford; Dr Pete Sudbury of the Green Party won the ensuing contest,[3] providing the party representation after being wiped out at the last election.

[6][7] The Conservatives suffered big losses in the election, including the County Council leader Ian Hudspeth.

The Liberal Democrats, Labour and Greens formed a coalition after the election, therefore ousting the Conservatives for the first time since the Council's formation in 1973.

[8][9] Previously, from '01-'05 the Conservatives had governed in coalition with the Liberal Democrats,[10] '05-'13 in a majority and since '13 working with independent councillors.

[13] Eventually, later in May, it was revealed that the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green councillors had formed an agreement, termed "The Oxfordshire Fair Deal Alliance" which would run the council in a coalition.