Complex sentence: Parish councils were not formed in urban areas, and the only function of the parish was to elect guardians to Poor Law Unions; with the abolition of the "Poor Law" system in 1930 the parishes had only a nominal existence.
Split into simpler sentences: Parish councils were not formed in urban areas, and the only function of the parish was to elect guardians to Poor Law Unions. With the abolition of the "Poor Law" system in 1930 the parishes had only a nominal existence.