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'''Council District 8''' covers most of [[Ensley]]. It is currently represented by Councilor [[Steven Hoyt]].
[[File:Bham Council Districts.png|right|thumb|575px|Birmingham Council Districts. District 8 highlighted in blue]]
'''Birmingham City Council District Eight''' ('''District 8''') is a [[Birmingham City Council districts|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.


==Map==
The district currently has a population of 23,101 residents, and is represented by Councilor [[Carol Clarke]].
* [http://www.informationbirmingham.com/citycouncil/district8.htm District 8 map] at informationbirmingham.com
 
District Eight covers densely populated neighborhoods in western [[Birmingham]], including [[Five Points West]] and much of [[Ensley]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], ceding downtown [[Ensley]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 9|District 9]] in exchange for low-density areas in [[Thomas]] and adding a strip of the [[Central Park]] neighborhood along [[Bessemer Road]] taken from [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]. During the [[Birmingham City Council districts#2022 redistricting|2022 redistricting process]], District 8 added the [[College Hills]] and [[Graymont]] neighborhoods from [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]], along with the rest of [[Central Park neighborhood|Central Park]] from [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]].


==Communities & Neighborhoods==
==Communities & Neighborhoods==
{| border="0" width="575"
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Five Points West community|Five Points West]]
* [[Five Points West community|Five Points West]]
** [[Belview Heights]]
** [[Belview Heights]]
** [[Bush Hills]]
** [[Bush Hills]]
** [[Central Park]]
** [[Central Park]] (northwestern two thirds)
** [[Ensley Highlands]]
** [[Ensley Highlands]]
** [[Fairview]]
** [[Fairview]]
** [[Green Acres]] (northwestern half)
| valign="top" |
* [[Ensley community|Ensley]]
* [[Ensley community|Ensley]]
** [[Ensley]]
** [[Ensley]] (southeastern and eastern portions)
** [[Tuxedo]]
** [[Tuxedo]]
* [[West End community|West End]]
* [[West End community|West End]]
** [[Arlington-West End]] (small area in north)
** [[Rising/West Princeton]]
** [[Rising/West Princeton]]
* [[Pratt community|Pratt]]
* [[Pratt community|Pratt]]
** [[Thomas]]
** [[Thomas]] (all but northern portion)
|}
 
==City Council representatives==
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Roosevelt Bell]] (1st term)
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Roosevelt Bell]] (2nd term)
* [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] (1st term, to 1999), [[Frank Adams Jr]] (appointed), [[Lee Loder]] (won special election)
* [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001]]: [[Lee Loder]] (1st full term)
* [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (1st term)
* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (2nd term)
* [[2009 Birmingham municipal election|2013]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (3rd term)
* [[2017 Birmingham municipal election|2017]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (4th term)
* [[2021 Birmingham municipal election|2021]]: [[Carol Clarke]] (1st term)


==Schools==
==Schools==
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* [[Bush Hills Academy K-8]]
* [[Bush Hills Academy K-8]]
* [[Minor Elementary School]]
* [[Minor Elementary School]]
* [[Bush Middle School]]- Magnet
* [[Bush Middle School]]


District 8 is represented on the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] by [[April Williams]].
===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members===
* [[April Williams]], 2005–2017
* [[Sonja Smith]], 2017–


==Libraries==
==Libraries==
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* [[Five Points West Library]]
* [[Five Points West Library]]


==Representatives==
==External links==
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Roosevelt Bell]] (1st term)
* [https://gisweb.birminghamal.gov/StandardMaps/CityCouncil/District8-E.pdf Birmingham Council District 8 map] at gisweb.birminghamal.gov
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Roosevelt Bell]] (2nd term)
* [http://www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org/residents/which-district-is-yours/ District Map] at birminghamalcitycouncil.org
* [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] (1st term, to 1999), [[Frank Adams Jr]] (appointed), [[Lee Loder]] (won special election)
* [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001]]: [[Lee Loder]] (1st full term)
* [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (1st term)
* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (2nd term)
* [[2009 Birmingham municipal election|2013]]: [[Steven Hoyt]] (3rd term)
 
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[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|8]]
[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|8]]

Latest revision as of 14:36, 23 April 2022

Birmingham Council Districts. District 8 highlighted in blue

Birmingham City Council District Eight (District 8) 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 currently has a population of 23,101 residents, and is represented by Councilor Carol Clarke.

District Eight covers densely populated neighborhoods in western Birmingham, including Five Points West and much of Ensley. The district's borders were modified in 2013, ceding downtown Ensley to District 9 in exchange for low-density areas in Thomas and adding a strip of the Central Park neighborhood along Bessemer Road taken from District 7. During the 2022 redistricting process, District 8 added the College Hills and Graymont neighborhoods from District 6, along with the rest of Central Park from District 7.

Communities & Neighborhoods

City Council representatives

Schools

Birmingham Board of Education members

Libraries

External links

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