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'''Council District 7''' covers most of Southwest [[Birmingham]]. It is represented by Councilor [[Jay Roberson]].
[[File:Bham Council Districts.png|right|thumb|575px|Birmingham Council Districts. District 7 highlighted in red]]
'''Birmingham City Council District Seven''' ('''District 7''') is a legislative district of the [[City of Birmingham]] from which one representative on the [[Birmingham City Council]] and one member of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "[[Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)]]" ([[1989]]). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. The district is currently represented by Councilor [[Jay Roberson]].
 
District Seven covers southwestern [[Birmingham]], including the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], ceding a strip of [[Central Park]] neighborhood along [[Bessemer Road]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]].


==Communities & Neighborhoods==
==Communities & Neighborhoods==
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* [[Five Points West community|Five Points West]]
* [[Five Points West community|Five Points West]]
** [[Central Park neighborhood|Central Park]]
** [[Central Park neighborhood|Central Park]] (southeastern half)
** [[Green Acres]]
** [[Green Acres]] (southern and eastern thirds)
* [[Brownville community|Brownville]]
* [[Brownville community|Brownville]]
** [[East Brownville]]
** [[East Brownville]]
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* [[Southwest community|Southwest]]
* [[Southwest community|Southwest]]
** [[Garden Highlands]]
** [[Garden Highlands]]
** [[Jones Valley neighborhood|Jones Valley]]
** [[Mason City]] (southern portion)
** [[Oxmoor neighborhood|Oxmoor]]
** [[Oxmoor neighborhood|Oxmoor]]
** [[Powderly]]
** [[Powderly]] (southwestern portion)
** [[Riley-Travellick]]
** [[Riley-Travellick]]
| valign="top" |
* [[West End community|West End]]
* [[West End community|West End]]
** [[Germania Park]]
** [[Germania Park]]
** [[West End Manor]]
** [[Oakwood Place]] (western three-fourths)
** [[West End Manor]] (western fourth)
* [[Grasselli community|Grasselli]]
* [[Grasselli community|Grasselli]]
** [[Grasselli Heights]]
** [[Grasselli Heights]]
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** [[Tarpley City]]
** [[Tarpley City]]
** [[West Goldwire]]
** [[West Goldwire]]
|}
==City Council representatives==
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Antris Hinton]]
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Antris Hinton]]
* [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997]]: [[Sandra Little]]
* [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001]]: [[Bert Miller]]
* [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005]]: [[Miriam Witherspoon]]/[[Jay Roberson]]
* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Jay Roberson]]
* [[2013 Birmingham City Council election|2013]]: [[Jay Roberson]]
* [[2017 Birmingham City Council election|2017]]: TBD


==Schools==
==Schools==
* [[Central Park Elementary School]]
* [[Green Acres Middle School]]
* [[Arrington Middle School]]
* [[Arrington Middle School]]
* [[Jones Valley K-8 School]]
* [[Jones Valley K-8 School]]
* [[Wenonah Elementary School]]
* [[Wenonah High School]]
* [[Wenonah High School]]
* [[West End Academy]]
* [[West End Academy]]


District 7 is represented on the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] by [[Alana Edwards]].
===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members===
*
* [[Alana Edwards]], 2013-


==Libraries==
==Libraries==
* [[Powderly Branch Library]]
* [[Powderly Branch Library]]


==Representatives==
==External links==
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Antris Hinton]]
* [http://gisweb.informationbirmingham.com/imf/sites/JSPCOBHelp/StandardMaps/PDF/2013District7.pdf Birmingham Council District Seven map] at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Antris Hinton]]
* [http://www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org/residents/which-district-is-yours/ District Map] at birminghamalcitycouncil.org
* [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997]]: [[Sandra Little]]
* [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001]]: [[Bert Miller]]
* [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005]]: [[Miriam Witherspoon]]/[[Jay Roberson]]
* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Jay Roberson]]
 
{{Birmingham City Council}}


[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|7]]
[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|7]]

Revision as of 12:03, 9 June 2017

Birmingham Council Districts. District 7 highlighted in red

Birmingham City Council District Seven (District 7) is a legislative district of the City of Birmingham from which one representative on the Birmingham City Council and one member of the Birmingham Board of Education are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)" (1989). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. The district is currently represented by Councilor Jay Roberson.

District Seven covers southwestern Birmingham, including the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. The district's borders were modified in 2013, ceding a strip of Central Park neighborhood along Bessemer Road to District 8.

Communities & Neighborhoods

City Council representatives

Schools

Birmingham Board of Education members

Libraries

External links

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