The Liberal Democrat-Green alliance will continue to run Oxford City Council, following reorganisation.

As part of nationwide local government reorganisation, a ten-strong Cabinet is replacing the current committee system and is expected to meet for the first time on October 17.

Unlike the county council, which has agreed a Conservative-Liberal Democrat ruling alliance, all three major political groups on the city council will be represented on the executive board.

There will be four Liberal Democrats, four Labour and two Green councillors.

Liberal Democrat Corinna Redman is expected to be the the leader, and Paul Ingram, a Green, the deputy leader.

However, if the Greens disagree with the Liberal Democrats, they could side with Labour.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the council's strategy and resources committee, councillors approved a 254-page constitution, which outlines exactly how the council will operate.

The precise titles for the six portfolios are still being decided. Broadly, they will cover: strategy and finance, best value and community development, housing, leisure, traffic and safety and health and environment.

Scrutiny panels will be set up to examine the decisions of the executive board.

There will also be five area committees covering Littlemore, Blackbird Leys and Iffley; West, Central and South; St Clements, East and Temple Cowley; Cherwell, Wolvercote and North; and Old Marston and Risinghurst, Marston, Headington and Quarry.

The cost of running these committees - £450,000 - will eventually be covered by the reduction of senior officers from 40 to 22.