Labour lost control of Oxford City Council for the first time in 20 years and lost a leader too.
The party's poor performance means the council is now hung after the Lib Dems gained five seats. They now match Labour with 21 councillors.
The Greens gained one, taking them to eight, while the Conservatives won their first seat in four years.
Many of Labour's longest-serving councillors were ousted as six crucial wards went. Outspoken Labour leader John Tanner lost to the Greens in a vote which saw the city's biggest turnout.
He said: "I am proud to have served this city for 12 years and as this party's leader for two. Unfortunately, people are blaming Labour for everything at the moment, and that has swung against us on a local level. "I don't think my defeat had anything to do with local issues but it did have a lot to do with Conservatives telling people to vote Green simply to get Labour out of this ward."
Mr Tanner was beaten by Deborah Glass, who now joins her husband and fellow Green Mike Woodin on the council.
She said: "Saying the Conservatives helped us here is rubbish. We won because people are sick of Labour and say it's time for a change."
Corinna Redman. leader of the Lib Dems, said they would be "open to offers" to work with anyone to form a coalition.
The Greens, who now have in Oxford more councillors than anywhere else in the country, refused to comment on a possible pact.
And Labour's only clue came from its deputy leader Maureen Christian, who said: "I would be happy to work with the Greens."
The new lone Tory, Barbara Burgess, said: "I'm thrilled for our party. It shows we're gaining ground again." Elsewhere, Bob Hoyle held on to his Temple Cowley seat after defecting from Labour earlier in the year, and Susanna Pressel hung on to her West ward seat by 179 votes, despite recent criticism about comments she made on asylum-seekers. OXFORD CITY COUNCIL RESULTS
BLACKBIRD LEYS
Patricia Dickson (Green): 97
Alexander Macfie (Lib Dem): 97
Laura Postlethwaite (Con): 179
Patrick Stannard (Lab): 594
Majority: 415
Labour hold
Turnout: 12.3%
CENTRAL
Tony Brett (Lib Dem): 456
Andrea Cummins (Con): 245
*Paul Ingram (Green): 488
Edward Turner (Lab): 409
Majority: 32
Green hold
Turnout: 25.45%
CHERWELL
Patricia Brown (Lab): 272
*David Connett (Lib Dem): 923
Stella Hudson (Green): 141
Simon Mort (Con): 757
Majority: 166
Lib Dem hold
Turnout: 41.03%
EAST
Pieter-Paul Barker (Lib Dem): 115
William Coulstock (Con): 151
Gail Hemming (Green): 680
*Richard Tarver (Lab): 790
Majority: 110
Labour hold
Turnout: 29.7%
HEADINGTON
William Clare (Con): 372
Stephen Fairweather-Tall (Lib Dem): 832
Andrew Taylor (Green): 86
*Leslle Town (Lab): 582
Majority: 250
Lib Dem gain
Turnout: 29.35%
IFFLEY
James French (Con): 353
*Bryan Keen (Lab): 614
David Penwarden (Lib Dem): 933
Nuala Young (Green): 195
Majority: 319
Lib Dem gain
Turnout: 37.4%
LITTLEMORE
Daniel O'Brien (Green): 112
Vicky Potter (Lib Dem): 171
Gillian Sanders (Lab): 498
Martin Young (Con): 390
Majority: 108
Labour hold
Turnout: 22.6%
MARSTON
Barbara Burgess (Con): 760
Stephen Howarth (Lib Dem): 161
*Sam Timms (Lab): 516
Katherine Wedell (Green): 183
Majority: 244
Con gain
Turnout: 33.8%
NORTH
(two seats)
Stephen Brown (Lib Dem): 677
*Jean Fooks (Lib Dem): 825
Cherry Mosteshar (Lab): 320
Donald O'Neal (Green): 374
Robert Porter (Con): 280
Elizabeth Pryor (Con): 285
John Rose (Local Govt Reform): 120
Stuart Skyte (Lab): 263
Donald Smith (Green): 316
Majority: 148
Lib Dem hold seat and gain vacant seat
Turnout: 31.3%
OLD MARSTON AND RISINGHURST
Duncan Hatfield (Con): 390
Pritam Singh (Green): 75
*Kenji Tiwari (Lab): 544
Mark Whittaker (Lib Dem): 699
Majority: 155
Lib Dem gain
Turnout: 34.8%
QUARRY
Philip Allison (Lib Dem): 929
Andrew Brown (Lab): 496
Tracy Dighton-Brown (Green): 108
Philip Hodgson (Con): 358
Majority: 433
Lib Dem gain
Turnout: 31.49%
ST CLEMENTS
Mohammad Abbasi (Lab): 617
Thomas Garner (Con): 211
Jacob Sanders (Green): 897
Martin Stone (Lib Dem): 146
Majority: 280
Green hold
Turnout: 24.6%
SOUTH
Prudence Dailey (Con): 299
Deborah Glass (Green): 1202
Mark Hinnells (Lib Dem): 137
*John Tanner (Lab): 961
Majority:241
Green gain
Turnout: 42.1%
TEMPLE COWLEY
Francine Baker (Lab): 503
*Bob Hoyle (Lib Dem): 865
Lilia Patterson (Green): 136
Georgina Shomroni (Con): 193
Majority: 362
Lib Dem hold
Turnout: 30.14%
WEST
Steven Doody (Con): 183
Carole Guberman (Green): 187
Valerie Harris (Lib Dem): 832
*Susanna Pressel (Lab): 1011
Majority: 179
Labour hold
Turnout: 38.65%
WOLVERCOTE
Michael Buck (Green): 556
*Steve Goddard (Lib Dem): 1001
Wendy Piatt (Lab): 207
Jason Tomes (Con): 542
Majority: 445
Lib Dem hold
Turnout: 39.68%
WOOD FARM
Christopher Connolly (Con): 353
Dave Dalton (Green): 167
Bernard Gowers (Lib Dem): 131
Roger Jenking (Liberal): 98
Peter Johnson (Lab): 593
Majority: 240
Labour hold
Turnout: 24.5%
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