Birmingham City Council District 5

Birmingham Council Districts. District 5 highlighted in orange

Birmingham City Council District Five (District 5) 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 Darrell O’Quinn.

District Five covers areas in downtown and eastern Birmingham. The district's borders were modified in 2013, adding sections of Avondale, Crestwood North, Woodlawn and East Lake from District 2 and District 3, while ceding Norwood to District 4, the UAB Campus to District 6 and East Thomas and Enon Ridge to District 9

Communities & Neighborhoods

Crestwood Crestwood North Crestwood South (small section with Mountain Top Apartments) East Birmingham North Avondale (southwestern three-quarters) East Lake Brown Springs (western edge) Gate City East Lake Wahouma (all but eastern end) Northside Central City neighborhood Druid Hills Fountain Heights Norwood

Smithfield College Hills Graymont (northern half) Smithfield (northern three-quarters) Red Mountain Forest Park-South Avondale (northern quarter) Southside Five Points South (Parkside District) Southside Woodlawn East Avondale Oak Ridge Park (western two-thirds)

Schools

• Barrett Elementary School
• Oliver Elementary School
• Phillips Academy
• Parker High School

Birmingham Board of Education members

• Dannetta K. Thornton Owens, 2005-2009
• Emanuel Ford, 2009-2013
• Randall Woodfin, 2013-

Libraries

• Birmingham Central Library
• Smithfield Branch Library

City Council cepresentatives

• 1989-1993: William Bell
• 1993-1997: William Bell
• 1997-2001: William Bell
• 2001-2005: Elias Hendricks
• 2005-2008: William Bell (resigned to join Jefferson County Commission)
• 2008 - 2009: Johnathan Austin (appointed by the Council to fill Bell's unexpired term)
• 2009: Johnathan Austin
• 2013: Johnathan Austin
• 2017: Darrell O'Quinn

External links

• Birmingham Council District 5 map at gisweb.birminghamal.gov
• District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org