First time Oxfordshire has not had Tory MP since 1777

The Liberal Democrats took the county by storm taking five seats while Labour won the remaining two.

Layla Moran retained her seat in Oxford West and Abingdon, while Freddie van Mierlo won Henley and Thame, Charlie Maynard secured Witney, Calum Miller won Bicester and Woodstock, and Olly Glover was elected in Didcot and Wantage. 

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Labour's Sean Woodcock won in Banbury while Anneliese Dodds held her Oxford East seat.

This means there is no Conservative MP in Oxfordshire for the first time since in 246 years.

Here we take a look at some of the historical events that took place in 1777.

• The American Revolutionary War dominated the British political and military landscape.
• General George Washington's army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.
• The British government was led by Prime Minister Lord North, who served under King George III. King George III (Image: Allan Ramsay/Wikimedia)
• Captain James Cook arrived at Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, aboard HMS Resolution, on his third trip to the Pacific.Captain James Cook (Image: Wikimedia)
• Independent Vermont in America introduces a new constitution, prohibiting slavery.
• Sheridan's play, "The School for Scandal," premiered in London in 1777, becoming one of the most celebrated comedies of manners in English literature.
• The period also marked ongoing developments in the Industrial Revolution. Innovations in machinery and manufacturing processes were gradually transforming the economic landscape.