Birmingham City Council District 8

Birmingham Council Districts. District 8 highlighted in blue

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

Five Points West Belview Heights Bush Hills Central Park (northwestern two thirds) Ensley Highlands Fairview Green Acres (northwestern half)

Ensley Ensley (southeastern and eastern portions) Tuxedo West End Arlington-West End (small area in north) Rising/West Princeton Pratt Thomas (all but northern portion)

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)
• 2017: Steven Hoyt (4th 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

• Ensley Library
• Five Points West Library

External links

• Birmingham Council District 8 map at gisweb.birminghamal.gov
• District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org