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."
Statements (48)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.