Almond (Edinburgh ward)

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.

Almond ward
Location of the ward within Edinburgh[1]

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
Election Councillors
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

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election[4]

Almond - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang (incumbent) 42.4% 5,904              
SNP Norrie Work (incumbent) 20.9% 2,911              
Liberal Democrats Louise Young (incumbent) 16.0% 2,221 4,937            
Liberal Democrats Lewis James Younie 1.4% 200 313 2,208 2,218 2,223 2,251 2,435 2,870
Conservative James Hill 7.5% 1,040 1,162 1,242 1,244 1,245 1,290 1,355 1,416
Scottish Green Andrew Brough 5.3% 736 799 852 918 938 958 1,187  
Labour Fred Hessler 4.9% 688 742 786 803 816 837    
Scottish Family Stewart Geddes 1.1% 148 153 178 180 192      
Workers Party Annemarie Baillie 0.4% 61 65 67 69        
Electorate: 27,454   Valid: 13,909   Spoilt: 115   Quota: 2,782   Turnout: 51.1%  

    2017 election

    2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[5]

    Almond - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    Liberal Democrats Kevin Lang 42.8% 6,079                  
    Liberal Democrats Louise Young 8.0% 1,138 3,652                
    Conservative Graham Hutchison 16.9% 2,395 2,727 2,995              
    SNP Norrie Work (incumbent) 13.9% 1,971 2,055 2,105 2,108 2,111 2,117 2,123 2,225 2,387 3,744
    SNP Pamela Mitchell 8.7% 1,240 1,286 1,306 1,309 1,321 1,326 1,342 1,485 1,691  
    Labour Bruce Whitehead 5.5% 786 869 966 985 996 1,014 1,037 1,167    
    Scottish Green Iain McKinnon-Waddell 2.6% 375 430 495 502 510 537 558      
    Libertarian Daniel Fraser 0.7% 99 113 119 123 134 139        
    Independent John Longstaff 0.4% 56 69 89 102 120          
    UKIP Otto Inglis 0.5% 68 79 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 Paterson 26.24% 2,194            
      Liberal Democrats Alastair Shields 15.89% 1,329 1,460 1,500 1,515 1,579 1,804 2,426
      Labour Billy Fitzpatrick 14.92% 1,248 1,350 1,356 1,373 1,421 1,623  
      Scottish Green Moira Dunworth 6.17% 516 651 657 683 768    
      Independent John Longstaff 2.49% 208 268 276 338      
      UKIP Otto Inglis 1.73% 145 168 181        
      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).[6]

        2007 election

        2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

        2007 Council election: Almond
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative Kate Mackenzie 28.1 3,352            
        Liberal Democrats George Grubb 23.6 2,809 2,864.78 2,884.14 3,076.36      
        SNP Norman Work 18.2 2,164 2,193.84 2,219.08 2,325.21 2,341.37 2,568.21 3,300.77
        Liberal Democrats Neil MacLean 13.0 1,548 1,654.82 1,664.94 1,761.03 1,823.11 2,351.21  
        Labour John Longstaff 10.7 1,280 1,298.24 1,317.36 1,382.61 1,399.23    
        Scottish Green Jill Boulton 4.4 520 548.42 586.54        
        Scottish Socialist Ross Clark 1.2 144 145.42          
        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. "Local Government Election 2022 results". City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
          5. "Local Government Election 2017 results". The City of Edinburgh Council. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
          6. "Ex-Lib Dem councillor to quit at next election". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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