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'''Birmingham City Council District Six''' ('''District 6''') 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 [[Sheila Tyson]]. | '''Birmingham City Council District Six''' ('''District 6''') 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 [[Sheila Tyson]]. | ||
District Six covers areas in western [[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 some area just east of [[Green Springs Highway]] in [[Glen Iris]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]. | District Six covers areas in western [[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 some area just east of [[Green Springs Highway]] in [[Glen Iris]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 3|District 3]]. During the [[Birmingham City Council districts#2022 redistricting|2022 redistricting process]], District 6 drifted eastward to make room for expansion of [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]] and [[Birmingham City Council District 8|District 8]] while picking up new areas in the [[Five Points South neighborhood]] formerly in District 3. | ||
==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ||
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* [[Southside community|Southside]] | * [[Southside community|Southside]] | ||
** [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]] ( | ** [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]] (northern 2/3rds) | ||
* [[Southwest Birmingham]] | * [[Southwest Birmingham]] | ||
** [[Mason City | ** [[Mason City]] (all but southern and western edges) | ||
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* [[Titusville]] | * [[Titusville]] | ||
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** [[Arlington-West End]] | ** [[Arlington-West End]] | ||
** [[Oakwood Place]] (northeast fourth) | ** [[Oakwood Place]] (northeast fourth) | ||
** [[West End Manor]] | ** [[West End Manor]] | ||
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===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members=== | ===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members=== | ||
* [[Willie Maye Jr]], 2005-2013 | * [[Willie Maye Jr]], 2005-2013 | ||
* [[Cheri Gardner]], 2013- | * [[Cheri Gardner]], 2013-2021 | ||
* [[Leticia Watkins]], 2021– | |||
==Libraries== | ==Libraries== |
Revision as of 14:16, 23 April 2022
Birmingham City Council District Six (District 6) 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 Sheila Tyson.
District Six covers areas in western 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 some area just east of Green Springs Highway in Glen Iris to District 3. During the 2022 redistricting process, District 6 drifted eastward to make room for expansion of District 7 and District 8 while picking up new areas in the Five Points South neighborhood formerly in District 3.
Communities & Neighborhoods
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Schools
Birmingham Board of Education members
- Willie Maye Jr, 2005-2013
- Cheri Gardner, 2013-2021
- Leticia Watkins, 2021–
Libraries
Representatives
- 1989-1993: Eddie Blankenship
- 1993-1997: Eddie Blankenship
- 1997-2001: Pat Alexander
- 2001-2005: Carole Smitherman
- 2005-2009: Carole Smitherman
- 2009-2013: Carole Smitherman (resigned 2012, seat left vacant)
- 2013-2017: Sheila Tyson
- 2017-2018: Sheila Tyson (resigned November 2018)
- 2018-2021: Crystal Smitherman (appointed December 2018)
External links
- Birmingham Council District 6 map at gisweb.birminghamal.gov
- District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org