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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]]. | '''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 [[Five Points West]] and much 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ==Communities & Neighborhoods== |
Revision as of 11:17, 29 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 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.
Communities & Neighborhoods
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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 Eight map at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com
- District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org