Birmingham City Council

The Birmingham City Council is the legislative body for the City of Birmingham. It was formed in April 1963 by the passage of the Mayor-Council Act, which replaced the former Birmingham City Commission. Initially elected to at-large seats, the Council now consists of nine members representing nine individual districts and facing elections every four years.

2005-09

The current makeup of the council, following the October 2005 election, is:

• Council District 1 (Joel Montgomery, Councilor)
• Council District 2 (Carol Duncan (Carol Reynolds until March 2007), Councilor)
• Council District 3 (Valerie A. Abbott, Councilor)
• Council District 4 (Maxine Parker, Councilor)
• Council District 5 (William A. Bell, Councilor)
• Council District 6 (Carole Smitherman, Councilor and President)
• Council District 7 (Miriam Witherspoon, Councilor and President Pro-Tem)
• Council District 8 (Steven Hoyt, Councilor)
• Council District 9 (Roderick Royal, Councilor)

2001-05

• District 1: Joel Montgomery
• District 2: Carol Reynolds
• District 3: Valerie Abbott
• District 4: Gwen Sykes
• District 5: Elias Hendricks
• District 6: Carole Smitherman
• District 7: Bert Miller
• District 8: Lee Loder
• District 9: Roderick Royal

1997-2001

• District 1: Don McDermott
• District 2: Bill Johnson
• District 3: Jimmy Blake
• District 4: Aldrich Gunn
• District 5: William Bell
• District 6: Pat Alexander
• District 7: Sandra Faye Little
• District 8: Bernard Kincaid (1997-99)/Lee Loder (1999-2001)
• District 9: LeRoy Bandy

1993-97

• District 1: Byron Davis
• District 2: Pat Sewell
• District 3: Jimmy Blake
• District 4: Aldrich Gunn
• District 5: William Bell
• District 6: Eddie Blankenship
• District 7: Antris Hinton
• District 8: Roosevelt Bell
• District 9: Linda Coleman

1989-93

• District 1: Bill Myers
• District 2: Pat Sewell
• District 3: Jimmy Blake
• District 4: Aldrich Gunn
• District 5: William Bell
• District 6: Eddie Blankenship
• District 7: Antris Hinton
• District 8: Roosevelt Bell
• District 9: Linda Coleman

1982

William Bell, Pete Clifford, Bettye Fine Collins, Jeff Germany, David Herring, John Katopodis, Nina Miglionico, Bill Myers, Russell Yarbrough.

1979

Nina Miglionico (president), Bessie Estell, E. C. Overton, Pete Clifford, Richard Arrington, David Herring, Russell Yarborough, Larry Langford, John Katapodis

1969-73

• Liston Corcoran, Nina Miglionico, E. C. Overton, Arthur Shores, Russel Yarborough

1967-71

• M. E. Wiggins, president, John E. Bryan, Don A. Hawkins, Tom E. Woods, Jr

1965-67

• Liston Corcoran, R. W. Douglas

1963-65

• John E. Bryan, Alan T. Drennen, Jr, John T. Golden, Don A. Hawkins, George Seibels, Nina Miglionico, E. C. Overton, M. E. Wiggins, Tom W. Woods, Jr

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References

• Norton, Bertha Bendall. (1970) Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?. Birmingham: Lakeshore Press. p. xi

Preceded by: Birmingham City Commission

Legislative Body for the City of Birmingham 1963 - present

Succeeded by: n/a