Almond (ward)

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Location of the ward within Edinburgh [1]

Almond is one of the 17 wards of the City of Edinburgh Council. [2] Established in 2007 along with the other wards, it currently elects four councillors.

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The River Almond flows through much of its territory, which covers the north-western edge of the city – Barnton, Cammo, Cramond, Davidson's Mains, Muirhouse (a 2017 boundary change addition which increased the population and consequently the number of councillors) and Silverknowes – and outlying communities at Dalmeny, Kirkliston, Newbridge and South Queensferry, adjoining West Lothian and the natural boundary of the Firth of Forth. In 2019, the ward had a population of 36,730. [3]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Norman Work
(SNP)
Kate Mackenzie
(Conservative)
George Grubb
(Liberal Democrats)
3 seats
2012 Lindsay Paterson
(Conservative)
Alastair Shields
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Graham Hutchison
(Conservative)
Kevin Lang
(Liberal Democrats)
Louise Young
(Liberal Democrats)
2022 Lewis James Younie
(Liberal Democrats)

Election results

2022 election

Almond - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang (incumbent)42.45,904       
SNP Norrie Work (incumbent)20.92,911       
Liberal Democrats Louise Young (incumbent)16.02,2214,937      
Conservative James Hill7.51,0401,162 1,242 1,244 1,245 1,290 1,355 1,416
Scottish Green Andrew Brough5.3736799 852 918 938 958 1,187  
Labour Fred Hessler4.9688742 786 803 816 837   
Liberal Democrats Lewis James Younie1.4200313 2,207 2,218 2,223 2,251 2,435 2,870
Scottish Family Stewart Geddes1.1148153 160 162 174    
Workers Party Annemarie Baillie0.46165 67 69     
Electorate: 27,454  Valid: 13,909  Spoilt: 115  Quota: 2,782  Turnout: 51.1%  

    Source: [4] [5]

    2017 election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election [6]

    Almond - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang42.8%6,079         
    Liberal Democrats Louise Young8.0%1,1383,652        
    Conservative Graham Hutchison16.9%2,3952,727 2,995       
    SNP Norrie Work (incumbent)13.9%1,9712,055 2,105 2,108 2,111 2,117 2,123 2,225 2,387 3,744
    SNP Pamela Mitchell8.7%1,2401,286 1,306 1,309 1,321 1,326 1,342 1,485 1,691  
    Labour Bruce Whitehead5.5%786869 966 985 996 1,014 1,037 1,167   
    Scottish Green Iain McKinnon-Waddell2.6%375430 495 502 510 537 558    
    Scottish Libertarian Daniel Fraser0.7%99113 119 123 134 139     
    Independent John Longstaff0.4%5669 89 102 120      
    UKIP Otto Inglis0.5%6879 85 100       
    Electorate: 25,455  Valid: 14,207  Spoilt: 129  Quota: 2,842  Turnout: 56.3%  

      2012 election

      2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

      2012 Council election: Almond - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Norman Work (incumbent)32.55%2,722      
      Conservative Lindsay Paterson26.24%2,194      
      Liberal Democrats Alastair Shields15.89%1,3291,460 1,500 1,515 1,579 1,804 2,426
      Labour Billy Fitzpatrick14.92%1,2481,350 1,356 1,373 1,421 1,623  
      Scottish Green Moira Dunworth6.17%516651 657 683 768   
      Independent John Longstaff2.49%208268 276 338    
      UKIP Otto Inglis1.73%145168 181     
      Electorate: 18,996  Valid: 8,362  Spoilt: 51  Quota: 2,091  Turnout: 8,413 (44.3%)  

        Liberal Democrat Councillor Alastair Shields resigned from the party and became an Independent after having been de-selected, with the intention to contest the 2017 local elections as an Independent (ultimately he retired). [7]

        2007 election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: Almond
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Kate Mackenzie28.13,352      
        Liberal Democrats George Grubb23.62,8092,864.78 2,884.14 3,076.36   
        SNP Norman Work18.22,1642,193.84 2,219.08 2,325.21 2,341.37 2,568.21 3,300.77
        Liberal Democrats Neil MacLean13.01,5481,654.82 1,664.94 1,761.03 1,823.11 2,351.21  
        Labour John Longstaff10.71,2801,298.24 1,317.36 1,382.61 1,399.23   
        Scottish Green Jill Boulton4.4520548.42 586.54     
        Scottish Socialist Ross Clark1.2144145.42      
        Electorate: 18,779  Valid: 11,817  Spoilt: 104  Quota: 2,955  Turnout: 62.93%  

          References

          1. "Map of City of Edinburgh wards, councillors and MSPs". The City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
          2. "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
          3. Electoral Ward: Almond, Scottish Government Statistics
          4. "Ward 1 Almond Results". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
          5. "Ward 1 Almond Transfer Report". City of Edinburgh Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
          6. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
          7. "Ex-Lib Dem councillor to quit at next election". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.