prior to the creation of the parish council by the local government act 1894, village affairs were run by the ratepayers of a vestry committee based on st john the baptist church. presently, hagley falls within the boundary of bromsgrove district council, but it also has a parish council that is responsible for some local sites and services. on this sit the elected district councillors for hagley east and west and a number of co-opted members; it also employs a parish clerk and assistant parish clerk.