Pagford Parish Council

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Pagford Parish Council is the local governing body responsible for representing residents and managing community affairs in the fictional village of Pagford from J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional local government body
fictional organization
appearsInWork The Casual Vacancy NERFINISHED
associatedWithFictionalPlace The Fields NERFINISHED
Yarvil NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme class conflict
local politics
power and corruption
public vs private morality
social inequality
conflictsWith supporters of keeping The Fields within Pagford
supporters of transferring The Fields to Yarvil
countryInFiction England NERFINISHED
createdBy J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED
fictionalLocationIn Pagford NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext novel The Casual Vacancy (2012) NERFINISHED
governanceTypeInFiction parish council
governingBodyOf Pagford NERFINISHED
governs Pagford NERFINISHED
hasElectionType local parish council election
hasMemberType parish councillor
hasNotableMemberInFiction Barry Fairbrother NERFINISHED
Colin Wall NERFINISHED
Howard Mollison NERFINISHED
Miles Mollison NERFINISHED
Parminder Jawanda NERFINISHED
Shirley Mollison NERFINISHED
Tessa Wall NERFINISHED
hasRoleInPlot arena for class tensions
arena for social policy disputes
central political institution
source of local conflict
hasSettingTimeInFiction early 21st century
influences lives of Pagford residents
languageOfWork English
locatedInFictionalCounty West Country NERFINISHED
mediumOfWorkAppearingIn print novel
modeledOn real-world English parish councils
narrativeFunction to expose personal secrets through political conflict
to mirror real-world small-town politics
partOfFictionalUniverse The Casual Vacancy universe NERFINISHED
publisherOfWorkAppearingIn Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED
responsibleFor decisions about The Fields estate
decisions about the local addiction clinic
local amenities in Pagford
local community affairs
representation of residents
triggerEventInPlot by-election after Barry Fairbrother’s death

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Shirley Mollison associatedWith Pagford Parish Council
Pagford governingBody Pagford Parish Council
Miles Mollison politicalActivityLocation Pagford Parish Council