# Almond (ward)

Almond is one of the 17 wards of the City of Edinburgh Council. 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.

## Councillors

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

## Election results
### 2022 election

Almond - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | 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 | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lewis James Younie | 1.4 | 200 | 313 | 2,207 | 2,218 | 2,223 | 2,251 | 2,435 | 2,870 |
| | Scottish Family | Stewart Geddes | 1.1 | 148 | 153 | 160 | 162 | 174 | | | |
| | Workers Party | Annemarie Baillie | 0.4 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 69 | | | | |
| Electorate: 27,454 Valid: 13,909 Spoilt: 115 Quota: 2,782 Turnout: 51.1% ||||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 City of Edinburgh Council election
Almond - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | 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 | | | |
| | Scottish 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | 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).

### 2007 election

2007 City of Edinburgh Council election
2007 Council election: Almond :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | 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% |||||||||||