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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. The district is currently represented by Councilor [[Valerie Abbott]].
'''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. The district is currently 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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===[[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==

Revision as of 12:59, 23 April 2022

Birmingham Council Districts. District 3 highlighted in pink

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. The district is currently 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 [[Birmingham City Council districts#2022 redistricting 2022 parts of the Five Points South business district went to District 6.

Neighborhoods

Schools

Birmingham Board of Education members

Libraries

Representatives

External links