 Part V of Schedule 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 directed the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to consult with the existing local authorities and make proposals for the establishment of new parishes with a boundary coterminous with an existing urban district or borough, or if divided by a district boundary, as much as was comprised in a single district.The commission was also to propose names for the parishes.The concept of successor parishes was a relatively late addition to the Local Government Bill, being added at report stage in response to pressure from small urban district and small borough councils.