Birmingham City Council District 7

Council District 7 covers most of Southwest Birmingham. It was represented by Councilor Miriam Witherspoon until her sudden death on April 21, 2009. The City Council is to appoint a replacement for her seat until an election can be held. Final candidates for the open seat are Raymond Brooks, Felicia Hackett, and Claretha Finley, Witherspoon's mother.

Communities & Neighborhoods

• Five Points West
  • Central Park
  • Green Acres
• Brownville
  • East Brownville
  • Roosevelt
  • West Brownville
• Southwest
  • Garden Highlands
  • Oxmoor
  • Powderly
  • Riley-Travellick
  • Sand Ridge
• West End
  • Germania Park
  • West End Manor
• Grasselli
  • Grasselli Heights
  • Hillman
  • Hillman Park
  • Industrial Center
  • Tarpley City
  • West Goldwire

Schools

• Central Park Elementary School
• Green Acres Middle School
• Arrington Middle School
• Jones Valley K-8 School
• Wenonah High School
• West End Academy

District 7 is represented on the Birmingham Board of Education by Alana Edwards.

Libraries

• Powderly Branch Library

Representatives

• 1989: Antris Hinton
• 1993: Antris Hinton
• 1997: Sandra Little
• 2001: Bert Miller
• 2005: Miriam Witherspoon/Jay Roberson
• 2009: Jay Roberson