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

• Council District 1 (Joel Montgomery, Councilor)
• Council District 2 (Carol Reynolds, 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)

Former councilors

• 1963-1967: John E. Bryan, Alan T. Drennen, Jr, George Seibels, Don A. Hawkins, E. C. Overton, M. E. Wiggins, Nina Miglionico
• 1963-1965: John T. Golden, Tom W. Woods, Jr
• 1965-1967: Liston Corcoran, R. W. Douglas
• 1967-1971: M. E. Wiggins, president, John E. Bryan, Don A. Hawkins, Tom E. Woods, Jr
• 1969-1971: Russel Yarborough
• 1969-1972: Arthur Shores
• 1969-1973: E. C. Overton, Nina Miglionico, Liston Corcoran

1982

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

References

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