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.
[3] Source: [4][5] 2017 City of Edinburgh Council election[6] 2012 City of Edinburgh Council election 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 City of Edinburgh Council election