Bell also has been accused of being anti-preservation, as his company, UDI, gets many Durham contracts to demolish historic structures. See also 2001 Durham mayoral election 2003 Durham mayoral election 2005 Durham mayoral election 2007 Durham mayoral election 2009 Durham mayoral election 2013 Durham mayoral election 2011 Durham mayoral election 2015 Durham mayoral election References External links Durham Bio: Mayor William V. Bell County commissioners in North Carolina Mayors of Durham, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina City Council members African-American mayors in North Carolina Howard University alumni Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni Living people 1941 births 21st-century American politicians African-American city council members in North Carolina 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people