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About 200 protesters have marched through the streets of Chippenham in Wiltshire in opposition to plans for traveller and gypsy sites.
The protesters say North Wiltshire District Council has kept them in the dark about the proposals.
The council is required to provide camps for travellers and gypsies.
Conservative MP James Gray has launched a petition against the traveller law claiming it makes "unreasonable and unachievable demands" on the council.
"North Wiltshire District Council is being required by law to spend £250,000 of taxpayers' money, against massive local opposition, to provide an unwanted and unnecessary gypsy encampment," said Mr Gray.
"It is likely that unless the council opens such a site, the Inspector who will shortly be considering the illegal site at Minety, will allow the gypsies to remain there.
"That too seems to me to be quite wrong, since it will be an invitation to travellers everywhere to follow the lead of those at Minety, and set up illegal encampments in the hope that it will force the local authority to give them expensive permanent sites," said the MP.
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