# The Local Government (Successor Parishes) (No. 2) Order 1973 S.I. 1973/1939 · made 16 November 1973 Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 makes provision for the constitution of parishes for areas of existing boroughs and urban districts in England. A number of parishes were constituted by the Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1110). This Order gives effect to further proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. It also specifies a date for certain electoral provisions of the 1972 Act (see Article 4). PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-successor-parishes-no-2-order-1973/pdf/uksi_19731939_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 16th November 1973 Laid before Parliament 26th November 1973 Coming into Operation 17th December 1973 The Secretary of State for the Environment, upon consideration of proposals made to him by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 2(1) of Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following order:— ## Title, commencement and interpretation ## 1 This order may be cited as the Local Government (Successor Parishes) (No. 2) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 17th December 1973. ## 2 The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament. ## Successor parishes ## 3 There shall be constituted the parishes named in column (1) of the Schedule to this order, the boundaries of which are coterminous with the boundaries of the existing urban districts or boroughs respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2). ## Parish councillors ## 4 In relation to the parishes named in the said column (1), 17th December 1973 is hereby specified as the date for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (2) (aldermen and councillors of boroughs or councillors of urban districts to be parish councillors) and (5) (cessation of provision suspending elections, and filling of casual vacancies) of paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government Act 1972. ## Signature Geoffrey Rippon Secretary of State for the Environment 16th November 1973 ## (1) (2) Parishes Existing urban districts or boroughs County of Cambridgeshire Wisbech The borough of Wisbech County of Cheshire Winsford The urban district of Winsford County of Cornwall Falmouth The borough of Falmouth Truro The city of Truro County of Cumbria Kendal The borough of Kendal County of Devon Barnstable The borough of Barnstable Bideford The borough of Bideford Tiverton The borough of Tiverton Newton Abbot The urban district of Newton Abbot County of Greater Manchester Horwich The urban district of Horwich Saddleworth The urban district of Saddleworth County of Hertfordshire Bishop's Stortford The urban district of Bishop's Stortford Harpenden The urban district of Harpenden County of Lancashire Clitheroe The borough of Clitheroe County of North Yorkshire Skipton The urban district of Skipton County of Staffordshire Kidsgrove The urban district of Kidsgrove County of Suffolk Felixstowe The urban district of Felixstowe County of Tyne and Wear Hetton The urban district of Hetton County of West Sussex Chichester The city of Chichester County of West Yorkshire Denby Dale The urban district of Denby Dale Featherstone The urban district of Featherstone Holmfirth The urban district of Holmfirth Ilkley The urban district of Ilkley Kirkburton The urban district of Kirkburton Meltham The urban district of Meltham Normanton The urban district of Normanton County of Wiltshire Trowbridge The urban district of Trowbridge ## Explanatory note Part V of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1972 makes provision for the constitution of parishes for areas of existing boroughs and urban districts in England. A number of parishes were constituted by the Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973 (S.I. 1973/1110). This Order gives effect to further proposals made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. It also specifies a date for certain electoral provisions of the 1972 Act (see Article 4). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1973/1939 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-successor-parishes-no-2-order-1973 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.