http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Almond ward 1 en Thu, 21 May 2026 17:42:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17700#post-248931 Fri, 05 May 2017 12:49:35 +0000 acsimpson 248931@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know how notable it is that the lib dems and tory were elected almost immediately while it took until the very end when the second SNP candidate was finally eliminated for Norrie to be re-elected. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17700#post-248894 Fri, 05 May 2017 11:14:43 +0000 chdot 248894@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Almond ward 1 - Council elections 2017 </p> <p>Candidates (bold indicates sitting councillors)</p> <p>Graham HUTCHISON (Scottish Conservative and Unionist, <a href="mailto:graham.hutchison@scottishconservatives.com">graham.hutchison@scottishconservatives.com</a>, @grahamhutch2017, not yet responded.</p> <p>Kevin LANG (Scottish Liberal Democrats, <a href="mailto:kevin4council@outlook.com">kevin4council@outlook.com</a>, Facebook page, website): not yet responded. <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/kevin_lang" rel="nofollow">https://mobile.twitter.com/kevin_lang</a></p> <p><strong>Norrie WORK</strong> (Scottish National Party (SNP), <a href="mailto:norman.work@btinternet.com">norman.work@btinternet.com</a>, @cllr_ashields, Facebook page, website): responded. If Norrie WORK is one of your candidates, why not get in touch?</p> <p>Position on our asks:</p> <p>Support for investment of 10% of transport budget — Yes — "10% of transport budget part of the Edinburgh SNP group manifesto"<br /> Support for high quality infrastructure — Yes — "Campaigning to allocate money to resurface old railway tracks in Almond ward. "<br /> Support for removing local barriers — Yes</p> <p>Louise YOUNG (Scottish Liberal Democrats, <a href="mailto:louise.young@scotlibdems.org.uk">louise.young@scotlibdems.org.uk</a>, website) <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/louisealyoung" rel="nofollow">https://mobile.twitter.com/louisealyoung</a> : not yet responded. </p> <p>Cllr Work re-elected, others new. (LDs brother and sister!)</p> <p>Map <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/8868/ward_1_almond.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/8868/ward_1_almond.pdf</a></p> <p>Candidates <a href="http://walkcyclevote.scot/candidate-info/?cons=S13002919" rel="nofollow">http://walkcyclevote.scot/candidate-info/?cons=S13002919</a></p> <p>Some issues</p> <p>Salvesen Steps - level alternative<br /> Cramond Ferry<br /> Aglient chicanes<br /> Rough path behind D Mains Tesco to NEPN<br /> Garden District development </p>