Almond (ward)

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.

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[edit]

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

Election results[edit]

2022 election[edit]

2022 City of Edinburgh Council election^[4]

Almond - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	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[edit]

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election^[5]

Almond - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	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[edit]

2012 City of Edinburgh Council election

2012 Council election: Almond - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	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[edit]

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election

2007 Council election: Almond
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Listed Buildings in Almond Ward, City of Edinburgh at British Listed Buildings

[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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