The "modern" era of the 11-member Ann Arbor city council dates from the adoption of a city charter on April 9, 1956. That charter established the number of wards in the city at five, with representation on the council defined as the mayor and two representatives from each ward, who all serve two-year terms. In any given year, one of the two seats in a city ward is up for election. The mayor's seat is elected in even years. Before adoption of the 1956 charter, the city council included 22 members – a president of the council and three representatives from each of seven wards (a supervisor and two aldermen). [See Ann Arbor City Council Membership: Pre-Modern Era] Below is a table of Ann Arbor city council membership in the modern era, with "even" and "odd" columns based on odd or even year of election.

[1] Note: name change
[2] Note: resumed family name

Updating this Page

City council elections  on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November. Strategy: Use the Washtenaw County clerk's Election Results webpage to monitor the November election results. A new row can be added to a table by right-clicking (Windows) or CTRL-clicking (Mac).