BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Birmingham voters granted Mayor William A. Bell Sr. another four years of what he calls his agenda, "Birmingham Forward."



Bell was handed a lopsided victory against four challengers.



"If you think we've done a lot in the last three and a half years just see what were going to do in the next four," Bell said, flanked by family members. "We've set the stage now for Birmingham to go to the next level."

Unofficial election results from the city showed Bell dominating with 74 percent or 20,136 votes. His nearest competitor, Adlai M. Trone, finished with 9.76 percent or 2,656 votes.

Kamau Afrika garnered 8.65 percent with 2,353 votes, while Pat Bell ended with 3.89 percent or 1,059 votes and Stephannie Sigler Huey with 997 or 3.76 percent.

Just over 27,000 of Birmingham's nearly 130,000 registered voters participated Tuesday.

Bell told supporters gathered at his victory celebration at Ona's Music Room at Pepper Place he would focus on neighborhoods and job creation. "You've got to give people opportunities. You've got to give people options," he said.



He also said he would work to improve his relationship with the incoming City Council.

"We're going to reset the relationship with the council," he said. "We're going to reach out to them. We are going to be open and forthcoming with the council.



Bell's next term will be his first full four-year term as mayor. He won in a special election in late 2009 to replace former Mayor Larry Langford following his federal conviction.



Bell then won a shortened two-year term in 2011 that was abbreviated to synchronize the mayor and council elections.



Bell on the campaign trail touted a fiscally responsible administration with major projects. He cites Regions Field, which returned the Birmingham Barons to the city from the suburbs, the completion of Railroad Park, along with the new hotel and entertainment district at the BJCC as successes of his administration.



He called those projects transformative in the rebuilding and rebranding of Birmingham, as illustrated by the "All America City" designation from the National Civil League.



However, Bell has also been besieged with complaints from opponents and some residents that he has ignored basic and major needs within the city's challenged neighborhoods.



Bell has said some of those problems will be addressed with the $150 million bond referendum passed by voters last October.



He has consistently said that major projects downtown are essential to shoring the city's economy and generating revenue that could then be used to address neighborhood demands.