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Since the beginning of the 21st century, numerous parish councils have been created, including some relatively large urban ones. The main driver has been the desire to have a more local tier of government when new larger authorities have been created, which are felt to be remote from local concerns and identity. A number of parishes have been created in places which used to have their own borough or district council; examples include [[Daventry]] (2003), [[Folkestone]] (2004), [[Kidderminster]] (2015) and [[Sutton Coldfield]] (2016). The trend towards the creation of geographically large [[Unitary authorities in England|unitary authorities]] has been a spur to the creation of new parishes in some larger towns which were previously unparished, in order to retain a local tier of government; examples include [[Shrewsbury]] (2009), [[Salisbury]] (2009), [[Crewe]] (2013) and [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth]] (2019).<ref name="UAparishHOCL"/> In 2003 seven new parish councils were set up for [[Burton upon Trent]], and in 2001 the [[Milton Keynes]] urban area became entirely parished, with ten new parishes being created.
Parishes can also be abolished where there is evidence that this is in response to "justified, clear and sustained local support" from the area's inhabitants.<ref name=reviews/> Examples are [[Birtley, Tyne and Wear|Birtley]], which was abolished in 2006, and [[Southsea]], abolished in 2010.<ref>{{cite
==Governance==
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