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 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.
Election results
2017 election
2017 City of Edinburgh Council election2012 election
2012 City of Edinburgh Council electionLiberal 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.