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'''Birmingham City Council District Three''' ('''District 3''') 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. | '''Birmingham City Council District Three''' ('''District 3''') 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. As of the [[2020 U.S. Census]] the district has 22,378 residents, who are represented by Councilor [[Valerie Abbott]]. | ||
District Three covers areas in southern [[Birmingham]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], adding sections of [Five Points South neighborhood]] and the [[UAB campus]] from [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]] and ceding [[Crestwood North]], [[Oak Ridge Park]] and part of [[Gate City]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]. | District Three covers areas in southern [[Birmingham]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], adding sections of [[Five Points South neighborhood]] and the [[UAB campus]] from [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]] and ceding [[Crestwood North]], [[Oak Ridge Park]] and part of [[Gate City]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]. In [[Birmingham City Council districts#2022 redistricting|2022]] parts of the [[Five Points South]] business district went to [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]]. | ||
==Neighborhoods== | ==Neighborhoods== | ||
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* [[Crestwood]] | * [[Crestwood]] | ||
** [[Crestwood South]] (western | ** [[Crestwood South]] (western fifth) | ||
* [[Red Mountain community|Red Mountain]] | * [[Red Mountain community|Red Mountain]] | ||
** [[Forest Park]] (southern three-fourths) | ** [[Forest Park]] (southern three-fourths) | ||
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* [[Southside community|Southside]] | * [[Southside community|Southside]] | ||
** [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]] (southern | ** [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]] (southern 2/5th) | ||
** [[Glen Iris]] ( | ** [[Glen Iris]] (except for northern strip) | ||
* [[Woodlawn community|Woodlawn]] | * [[Woodlawn community|Woodlawn]] | ||
** [[East Avondale]] (southern part) | ** [[East Avondale]] (southern part) | ||
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===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members=== | ===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members=== | ||
* [[Howard Bayless]], 2005-2009 | * [[Howard Bayless]], 2005-2009 | ||
* [[Brian Giattina]], 2009- | * [[Brian Giattina]], 2009-2017 | ||
* [[Mary Boehm]], 2017– | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
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* [[2013 Birmingham City Council election|2013]]: [[Valerie Abbott]] | * [[2013 Birmingham City Council election|2013]]: [[Valerie Abbott]] | ||
* [[2017 Birmingham City Council election|2017]]: [[Valerie Abbott]] | * [[2017 Birmingham City Council election|2017]]: [[Valerie Abbott]] | ||
* [[2021 Birmingham City Council election|2017]]: [[Valerie Abbott]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Latest revision as of 14:35, 23 April 2022
Birmingham City Council District Three (District 3) 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. As of the 2020 U.S. Census the district has 22,378 residents, who are represented by Councilor Valerie Abbott.
District Three covers areas in southern Birmingham. The district's borders were modified in 2013, adding sections of Five Points South neighborhood and the UAB campus from District 5 and ceding Crestwood North, Oak Ridge Park and part of Gate City to District 5. In 2022 parts of the Five Points South business district went to District 6.
Neighborhoods
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Schools
Birmingham Board of Education members
- Howard Bayless, 2005-2009
- Brian Giattina, 2009-2017
- Mary Boehm, 2017–
Libraries
Representatives
- 1989: David Herring
- 1993: Jimmy Blake
- 1997: Jimmy Blake
- 2001: Valerie Abbott
- 2005: Valerie Abbott
- 2009: Valerie Abbott
- 2013: Valerie Abbott
- 2017: Valerie Abbott
- 2017: Valerie Abbott
External links
- Birmingham Council District 3 map at gisweb.birminghamal.gov
- District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org