Labour promised to invest in education and public transport at the launch of their campaign for the county council elections on June 7.

Oxford East MP Andrew Smith, county council Labour group leader Brian Hodgson and other candidates attended the launch at Ruskin College, Oxford.

Mr Hodgson, who is seeking re-election in Charlbury, said that class sizes had fallen because of Labour policies.

He also said public transport had been expanded and libraries were open for longer.

He said: "The Labour group has had a major constructive influence on the county council since 1997."

Over the next four years, Labour pledged to improve education standards by cutting class sizes to 30 for seven to 11-year-olds; increase learning opportunities for youngsters outside school hours, and to expand free nursery places for three-year-olds.

On transport, Labour said they would improve rural bus services, promote the Sustrans cycle network and support integrated transport strategies in Oxfordshire towns.

Other policies include introducing two new higher council tax bands to make householders in wealthy homes pay more, extend affordable housing and conducting a feasibility study into the possibility of building a new town in Oxfordshire.