An "anti-LTN" party has won its first seat in Oxford beating the Labour candidate by just 61 votes.

Independent Oxford Alliance (IOA) candidate Judith Anne Harley emerged victorious for the Lye Valley seat in the east Oxford Headington area.

There were whoops and cheers following the announcement from the party which is aimed at those who are critical of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the city.

The party went on to gain four seats in total for the Rose Hill & Iffley, Littlemore, Cowley and Lye Valley wards

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LTNs were introduced in East Oxford and Cowley with the aim of making streets safer but they have since proved controversial and have been blamed for increasing congestion by opponents.

Oxford Mail: Judith Harley.Judith Harley. (Image: IOA.)

The Independent Oxford Alliance is a loose collective of independents.

A spokesman for the party previously said the party is not explicitly "anti-LTN" but simply wanting a "return to democracy".

But many councillors and locals have described the party as "anti-LTN".

Oxfordshire County Council's highways chief Andrew Gant retained his seat for the Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ward with 834 votes.

The Liberal Democrat held his seat with the Labour candidate Charlotte Vinnicombe receiving 515 votes ahead of Sam NcNeil of the Conservatives and John Fox of the Green Party. 

Mr Gant, the county council's cabinet member for transport management, has become the face behind the contentious LTN scheme. 

LTNs are located in the Divinity Road, St Clement's and St Mary's areas of east Oxford as well as the Temple Cowley, Church Cowley and Florence Park areas of Cowley.