Casual Vacancy Character List

There are only 7 families and, once you have them straight, they are easy to follow.  Hopefully my list below helps you to enjoy the book.  The bold characters are the main characters.

The Fairbrothers
Barry Fairbrother	Banker	Died. Member of the Pagford Parish Council
Mary Fairbrother	Wife	Widow
Fergus	Oldest Son
Niamh & Siobhan	Twin daughters
Declan	Youngest Son
The Mollisons
Howard Mollison	Bakery owner	Bakery partner is Maureen. Member of the Pagford Parish Council
Shirley Mollison	Wife	Member of the Pagford Parish Council and administrator of the website
Patricia Mollison	Daughter	Lives in London
Miles Mollison	Lawyer.	Son of Howard & Shirley
Samantha Mollison	Wife of Miles. Owns a lingerie shop in Yarvil
Lexie & Libby	Daughters of Miles & Sam
The Prices
Simon Price	Printworks
Ruth Price	Nurse	Friends with Shirley Mollison
Andrew (Arf)	Older Son	Has a crush on Gaia
Paul	Younger son
The Bawdens
Kay Bawden	Social Worker	Relocated to Pagford from London to pursue her relationship with Gavin
Gaia Bawden	Daughter	Resentful of her mother
Gavin Hughes	Lawyer	Close friend and squash partner of Barry. Dating Kay
The Weedons
Terri Weedon	Unemployed	Mother, heroin addict in the Fields addiction clinic. Has had children taken away from her before
Krystal Weedon	Daughter	Troubled teen from the Fields. Bussed in to attend school at Winterdown. Was close to Barry, her rowing coach. Gets counseling from Tessa
Robbie Weedon	Son	3 yo half brother to Krystal who cares for him so he doesn't go to foster care
Catherine Weedon (Nan Cath)	Krystal's Great-Grandmother and occasional guardian
Anne-Marie	Krystal's half-sister	Older, taken from the home when she was younger. Krystal has fantasies of her swooping in and rescuing her and they would be close
The Walls
Colin (Cubby) Wall	Deputy Headmaster at Winterdown.	Close friends with the Fairbrothers
Tessa Wall	Guidance Counselor at Winterdown
Stuart (Fats) Wall	Son	Best friends with Andrew Price
The Jawandas
Vikram Jawanda	Thoracic surgeon	Very good looking
Parminder Jawanda	Doctor	Member of the Pagford Parish Council. Close friends with the Fairbrothers.
Jaswant	Oldest Daughter
Suthvinder	Middle Daughter	Unpopular but friends with Gaia. Was on the rowing team.
Rajpal	Youngest son