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.

2005-2009

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 Abbott, Councilor)
• Council District 4 (Maxine Parker, Councilor)
• Council District 5 (William 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)

2001-2005

• 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

1993-1997

• 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

1989-1993

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

1983-1987

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

1979-1983

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

1975-1979

Richard Arrington, Jr

1971-1975

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

1967-1971

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

1965-1967

• Liston Corcoran, R. W. Douglas

1963-1965

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

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Preceded by: Birmingham City Commission

Legislative Body for the City of Birmingham 1963 - present

Succeeded by: n/a

References

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