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'''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 is currently represented by Councilor [[Steven Hoyt]]. | |||
District Eight covers densely populated neighborhoods in western [[Birmingham]], including most of [[Ensley]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], adding a strip of the [[Central Park]] neighborhood along [[Bessemer Road]] from [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]]. | |||
==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ||
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* [[Five Points West community|Five Points West]] | * [[Five Points West community|Five Points West]] | ||
** [[Belview Heights]] | ** [[Belview Heights]] | ||
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** [[Ensley Highlands]] | ** [[Ensley Highlands]] | ||
** [[Fairview]] | ** [[Fairview]] | ||
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* [[Ensley community|Ensley]] | * [[Ensley community|Ensley]] | ||
** [[Ensley]] | ** [[Ensley]] | ||
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* [[Pratt community|Pratt]] | * [[Pratt community|Pratt]] | ||
** [[Thomas]] | ** [[Thomas]] | ||
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==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) | |||
==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]] | * [[Bush Middle School]] | ||
===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members=== | |||
* [[April Williams]], 2005- | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== | ||
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* [[Five Points West Library]] | * [[Five Points West Library]] | ||
== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | * [http://gisweb.informationbirmingham.com/imf/sites/JSPCOBHelp/StandardMaps/PDF/2013District8.pdf Birmingham Council District Seven map] at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com | ||
* [http://www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org/residents/which-district-is-yours/ District Map] at birminghamalcitycouncil.org | |||
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[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|8]] | [[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|8]] | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 21 June 2017
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 is currently represented by Councilor Steven Hoyt.
District Eight covers densely populated neighborhoods in western Birmingham, including most of Ensley. The district's borders were modified in 2013, adding a strip of the Central Park neighborhood along Bessemer Road from District 7.
Communities & Neighborhoods
City Council representatives
- 1989: Roosevelt Bell (1st term)
- 1993: Roosevelt Bell (2nd term)
- 1997: Bernard Kincaid (1st term, to 1999), Frank Adams Jr (appointed), Lee Loder (won special election)
- 2001: Lee Loder (1st full term)
- 2005: Steven Hoyt (1st term)
- 2009: Steven Hoyt (2nd term)
- 2013: Steven Hoyt (3rd term)
Schools
- Brown Elementary School
- Princeton Elementary School
- Bush Hills Academy K-8
- Minor Elementary School
- Bush Middle School
Birmingham Board of Education members
- April Williams, 2005-
Libraries
External links
- Birmingham Council District Seven map at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com
- District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org