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The Birmingham City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It has nine members elected by district, and regularly meets on Tuesday mornings at Birmingham City Hall. The council has 11 subcommittees, each of which contains three members. [1] [2]
Changing demographics in the city's electorate led to the election of Birmingham's first African-American mayor, Richard Arrington Jr., in 1979. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1989 a change was made to elect council members by district, with 4-year terms coming at the midpoint of the mayoral term (allowing sitting council members to campaign for the mayoral ...
Birmingham has had a mayor (and elected council) since 1838. The office was raised to the dignity of lord mayor when Queen Victoria issued letters patent on 3 June 1896. [1] By modern convention, the Lord Mayor stands for a year, and is installed into office at the Annual Meeting of the City Council.
From left, former Birmingham mayor Dorothy Conrad, poses in May 2024 outside Birmingham's Baldwin House senior tower with senior advocate Linda Buchanan, shortly before Conrad moved out.
Birmingham City Council is the local authority for the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Birmingham has had an elected local authority since 1838, which has been reformed several times. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city.
Another council is considering a cycling ban in parts of the city centre to prevent the “dangerous combination” of pedestrians and bikes.. Birmingham City Council has become the latest in a ...
The 2025 Birmingham mayoral election will be held on August 26, 2025, to elect the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Incumbent Democratic mayor Randall Woodfin is running for re-election to a third term in office.
Birmingham City Council has reached an agreement to settle thousands of historic equal pay claims costing millions, just over a year after effectively going bankrupt.. GMB Union, which brought the ...