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1973 No. 1110
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Local Government (Successor Parishes) Order 1973
Made
22nd June 1973
Laid before Parliament
29th June 1973
Coming into Operation
6th July 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) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on 6th July 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 Parts I and II of the Schedule to this order, the boundaries of which are conterminous—
(a)in the case of the parishes in Part I, with the boundaries of the existing urban districts or boroughs respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2);
(b)in the case of the parishes in Part II, with the boundaries of the parts of existing urban districts respectively specified in respect of such parishes in column (2).
Parish councillors
4. In relation to the parishes named in column (1) of the said Part I, 6th July 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.
Geoffrey Rippon
Secretary of State for the Environment
22nd June 1973
SCHEDULE
PART I
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Parishes | Existing urban districts or boroughs |
| County of Avon | |
| Clevedon | The urban district of Clevedon |
| Norton-Radstock | The urban district of Norton-Radstock |
| Portishead | The urban district of Portishead |
| Country of Bedfordshire | |
| Ampthill | The urban district of Ampthill |
| Biggleswade | The urban district of Biggleswade |
| Kempston Urban | The urban district of Kempston |
| Leighton-Linslade | The urban district of Leighton-Linslade |
| Sandy | The urban district of Sandy |
| County of Berkshire | |
| Wokingham | The borough of Wokingham |
| Eton | The urban district of Eton |
| County of Buckinghamshire | |
| Buckingham | The borough of Buckingham |
| Beaconsfield | The urban district of Beaconsfield |
| Chesham | The urban district of Chesham |
| Marlow | The urban district of Marlow |
| County of Cambridgeshire | |
| Huntingdon and Godmanchester | The borough of Huntingdon and Godmanchester |
| Saint Ives | The borough of St. Ives |
| Chatteris | The urban district of Chatteris |
| Ely | The urban district of Ely |
| March | The urban district of March |
| Ramsey | The urban district of Ramsey |
| St. Neots | The urban district of St. Neots |
| County of Cheshire | |
| Alderley Edge | The urban district of Alderley Edge |
| Alsager | The urban district of Alsager |
| Bollington | The urban district of Bollington |
| Knutsford | The urban district of Knutsford |
| Lymm | The urban district of Lymm |
| Middlewich | The urban district of Middlewich |
| Nantwich | The urban district of Nantwich |
| Northwich | The urban district of Northwich |
| County of Cleveland | |
| Guisborough | The urban district of Guisborough |
| Loftus | The urban district of Loftus |
| Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea | The urban district of Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea |
| Country of Cornwall | |
| Bodmin | The borough of Bodmin |
| Helston | The borough of Helston |
| Launceston | The borough of Dunheved, otherwise Launceston |
| Liskeard | The borough of Liskeard |
| Penryn | The borough of Penryn |
| St. Ives | The borough of St. Ives |
| Saltash | The borough of Saltash |
| Bude-Stratton | The urban district of Bude-Stratton |
| Looe | The urban district of Looe |
| St. Just | The urban district of St. Just |
| Torpoint | The urban district of Torpoint |
| County of Cumbria | |
| Appleby | The borough of Appleby |
| Cockermouth | The urban district of Cockermouth |
| Grange-over-Sands | The urban district of Grange |
| Keswick | The urban district of Keswick |
| Maryport | The urban district of Maryport |
| Ulverston | The urban district of Ulverston |
| Windermere | The urban district of Windermere |
| County of Derbyshire | |
| Ashbourne | The urban district of Ashbourne |
| Bakewell | The urban district of Bakewell |
| Belper | The urban district of Belper |
| Old Bolsover | The urban district of Bolsover |
| Clay Cross | The urban district of Clay Cross |
| Dronfield | The urban district of Dronfield |
| New Mills | The urban district of New Mills |
| Ripley | The urban district of Ripley |
| Staveley | The urban district of Staveley |
| Whaley Bridge | The urban district of Whaley Bridge |
| Wirksworth | The urban district of Wirksworth |
| Country of Devon | |
| Dartmouth | The borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness |
| Great Torrington | The borough of Great Torrington |
| Honiton | The borough of Honiton |
| Okehampton | The borough of Okehampton |
| Totnes | The borough of Totnes |
| Ashburton | The urban district of Ashburton |
| Buckfastleigh | The urban district of Buckfastleigh |
| Budleigh Salterton | The urban district of Budleigh Salterton |
| Crediton | The urban district of Crediton |
| Dawlish | The urban district of Dawlish |
| Ilfracombe | The urban district of Ilfracombe |
| Kingsbridge | The urban district of Kingsbridge |
| Lynton and Lynmouth | The urban district of Lynton |
| Northam | The urban district of Northam |
| Ottery St. Mary | The urban district of Ottery St. Mary |
| Salcombe | The urban district of Salcombe |
| Seaton | The urban district of Seaton |
| Sidmouth | The urban district of Sidmouth |
| Teignmouth | The urban district of Teignmouth |
| County of Dorset | |
| Blandford Forum | The borough of Blandford Forum |
| Bridport | The borough of Bridport |
| Dorchester | The borough of Dorchester |
| Lyme Regis | The borough of Lyme Regis |
| Shaftesbury | The borough of Shaftesbury |
| Wareham Lady St. Mary | The borough of Wareham |
| Portland | The urban district of Portland |
| Sherborne | The urban district of Sherborne |
| Swanage | The urban district of Swanage |
| Wimborne Minster | The urban district of Wimborne Minster |
| County of Durham | |
| Barnard Castle | The urban district of Barnard Castle |
| Brandon and Byshottles | The urban district of Brandon and Byshottles |
| Shildon | The urban district of Shildon |
| Spennymoor | The urban district of Spennymoor |
| Tow Law | The urban district of Tow Law |
| County of East Sussex | |
| Rye | The borough of Rye |
| Newhaven | The urban district of Newhaven |
| Country of Essex | |
| Harwich | The borough of Harwich |
| Saffron Walden | The borough of Saffron Walden |
| Brightlingsea | The urban district of Brightlingsea |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | The urban district of Burnham-on-Crouch |
| Epping | The urban district of Epping |
| Frinton and Walton | The urban district of Frinton and Walton |
| Halstead | The urban district of Halstead |
| Waltham Holy Cross | The urban district of Waltham Holy Cross |
| West Mersea | The urban district of West Mersea |
| Wivenhoe | The urban district of Wivenhoe |
| County of Gloucestershire | |
| Tewkesbury | The borough of Tewkesbury |
| Cirencester | The urban district of Cirencester |
| Nailsworth | The urban district of Nailsworth |
| County of Greater Manchester | |
| Blackrod | The urban district of Blackrod |
| County of Hampshire | |
| Romsey | The borough of Romsey |
| Alton | The urban district of Alton |
| Petersfield | The urban district of Petersfield |
| County of Hereford and Worcester | |
| Bewdley | The borough of Bewdley |
| Droitwich | The borough of Droitwich |
| Evesham | The borough of Evesham |
| Leominster | The borough of Leominster |
| Kington | The urban district of Kington |
| Ross-on-Wye | The urban district of Ross-on-Wye |
| Stourport-on-Severn | The urban district of Stourport-on-Severn |
| County of Hertfordshire | |
| Berkhamsted | The urban district of Berkhamsted |
| Chorleywood | The urban district of Chorleywood |
| Royston | The urban district of Royston |
| Sawbridgeworth | The urban district of Sawbridgeworth |
| Tring | The urban district of Tring |
| Ware | The urban district of Ware |
| County of Humberside | |
| Hedon | The borough of Hedon |
| Barton-upon-Humber | The urban district of Barton-upon-Humber |
| Brigg | The urban district of Brigg |
| Hornsea | The urban district of Hornsea |
| County of Isle of Wight | |
| Ventnor | The urban district of Ventnor |
| County of Kent | |
| Faversham | The borough of Faversham |
| Hythe | The borough of Hythe |
| Lydd | The borough of Lydd |
| New Romney | The borough of New Romney |
| Sandwich | The borough of Sandwich |
| Tenterden | The borough of Tenterden |
| Broadstairs and St. Peters | The urban district of Broadstairs and St. Peter's |
| Sevenoaks | The urban district of Sevenoaks |
| Southborough | The urban district of Southborough |
| Swanscombe | The urban district of Swanscombe |
| County of Lancashire | |
| Carnforth | The urban district of Carnforth |
| Kirkham | The urban district of Kirkham |
| Longridge | The urban district of Longridge |
| Preesall | The urban district of Preesall |
| Whitworth | The urban district of Whitworth |
| Withnell | The urban district of Withnell |
| County of Leicestershire | |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | The urban district of Ashby de la Zouch |
| Ashby Woulds | The urban district of Ashby Woulds |
| Oakham | The urban district of Oakham |
| County of Lincolnshire | |
| Louth | The borough of Louth |
| Stamford | The borough of Stamford |
| Alford | The urban district of Alford |
| Bourne | The urban district of Bourne |
| Horncastle | The urban district of Horncastle |
| Mablethorpe and Sutton | The urban district of Mablethorpe and Sutton |
| Market Rasen | The urban district of Market Rasen |
| Skegness | The urban district of Skegness |
| Sleaford | The urban district of Sleaford |
| Woodhall Spa | The urban district of Woodhall Spa |
| County of Merseyside | |
| Rainford | The urban district of Rainford |
| County of Norfolk | |
| Thetford | The borough of Thetford |
| Cromer | The urban district of Cromer |
| Diss | The urban district of Diss |
| Downham Market | The urban district of Downham Market |
| East Dereham | The urban district of East Dereham |
| Hunstanton | The urban district of Hunstanton |
| North Walsham | The urban district of North Walsham |
| Sheringham | The urban district of Sheringham |
| Swaffham | The urban district of Swaffham |
| Wells-next-the-Sea | The urban district of Wells-next-the-Sea |
| Wymondham | The urban district of Wymondham |
| County of North Yorkshire | |
| Richmond | The borough of Richmond |
| Ripon | The city of Ripon |
| Filey | The urban district of Filey |
| Knaresborough | The urban district of Knaresborough |
| Malton | The urban district of Malton |
| Northallerton | The urban district of Northallerton |
| Norton-on-Derwent | The urban district of Norton |
| Pickering | The urban district of Pickering |
| Scalby | The urban district of Scalby |
| Selby | The urban district of Selby |
| Whitby | The urban district of Whitby |
| County of Northamptonshire | |
| Brackley | The borough of Brackley |
| Higham Ferrers | The borough of Higham Ferrers |
| Burton Latimer | The urban district of Burton Latimer |
| Desborough | The urban district of Desborough |
| Irthlingborough | The urban district of Irthlingborough |
| Oundle | The urban district of Oundle |
| Raunds | The urban district of Raunds |
| Rothwell | The urban district of Rothwell |
| County of Northumberland | |
| Alnwick | The urban district of Alnwick |
| Amble | The urban district of Amble |
| Hexham | The urban district of Hexham |
| Prudhoe | The urban district of Prudhoe |
| County of Nottinghamshire | |
| Eastwood | The urban district of Eastwood |
| Warsop | The urban district of Warsop |
| County of Oxfordshire | |
| Abingdon | The borough of Abingdon |
| Chipping Norton | The borough of Chipping Norton |
| Henley-on-Thames | The borough of Henley-on-Thames |
| Wallingford | The borough of Wallingford |
| Woodstock | The borough of Woodstock |
| Bicester | The urban district of Bicester |
| Thame | The urban district of Thame |
| Wantage | The urban district of Wantage |
| Witney | The urban district of Witney |
| County of Salop | |
| Newport | The urban district of Newport |
| County of Somerset | |
| Chard | The borough of Chard |
| Glastonbury | The borough of Glastonbury |
| Wells | The city of Wells |
| Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge | The urban district of Burnham-on-Sea |
| Crewkerne | The urban district of Crewkerne |
| Frome | The urban district of Frome |
| Ilminster | The urban district of Ilminster |
| Shepton Mallet | The urban district of Shepton Mallet |
| Street | The urban district of Street |
| Watchet | The urban district of Watchet |
| Wellington | The urban district of Wellington |
| County of South Yorkshire | |
| Penistone | The urban district of Penistone |
| Stocksbridge | The urban district of Stocksbridge |
| Tickhill | The urban district of Tickhill |
| County of Staffordshire | |
| Biddulph | The urban district of Biddulph |
| Leek | The urban district of Leek |
| Stone | The urban district of Stone |
| Uttoxeter | The urban district of Uttoxeter |
| County of Suffolk | |
| Aldeburgh | The borough of Aldeburgh |
| Beccles | The borough of Beccles |
| Eye | The borough of Eye |
| Southwold | The borough of Southwold |
| Sudbury | The borough of Sudbury |
| Bungay | The urban district of Bungay |
| Hadleigh | The urban district of Hadleigh |
| Halesworth | The urban district of Halesworth |
| Leiston | The urban district of Leiston-cum-Sizewell |
| Saxmundham | The urban district of Saxmundham |
| Stowmarket | The urban district of Stowmarket |
| Woodbridge | The urban district of Woodbridge |
| County of Surrey | |
| Godalming | The borough of Godalming |
| Haslemere | The urban district of Haslemere |
| County of Warwickshire | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | The borough of Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Warwick | The borough of Warwick |
| Kenilworth | The urban district of Kenilworth |
| County of West Sussex | |
| Arundel | The borough of Arundel |
| Burgess Hill | The urban district of Burgess Hill |
| East Grinstead | The urban district of East Grinstead |
| Littlehampton | The urban district of Littlehampton |
| County of West Yorkshire | |
| Todmorden | The borough of Todmorden |
| Denholme | The urban district of Denholme |
| Hebden Royd | The urban district of Hebden Royd |
| Hemsworth | The urban district of Hemsworth |
| Otley | The urban district of Otley |
| Ripponden | The urban district of Ripponden |
| Silsden | The urban district of Silsden |
| County of Wiltshire | |
| Calne | The borough of Calne |
| Devizes | The borough of Devizes |
| Malmesbury | The borough of Malmesbury |
| Marlborough | The borough of Marlborough |
| Wilton | The borough of Wilton |
| Bradford-on-Avon | The urban district of Bradford-on-Avon |
| Melksham | The urban district of Melksham |
| Warminster | The urban district of Warminster |
| Westbury | The urban district of Westbury |
PART II
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Parishes | Parts of existing urban districts |
| County of Cheshire | |
| Culcheth and Glazebury | So much of the urban district of Golborne as is comprised in the district of Warrington |
| County of Cumbria | |
| Lakes | So much of the urban district of Lakes as is comprised in the district of South Lakeland |
| Patterdale | So much of the urban district of Lakes as is comprised in the district of Eden |
| County of Lancashire | |
| Turton North | So much of the urban district of Turton as is comprised in the district of Blackburn |
| County of Merseyside | |
| Billinge Chapel End | So much of the urban district of Billinge-and-Winstanley as is comprised in the district of St. Helens |
| Seneley Green | So much of the urban district of Ashton-in-Makerfield as is comprised in the district of St. Helens |
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. This Order gives effect to 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).
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