City of Edinburgh councillor, local business owner, and community campaigner, Euan Hyslop, today announced his bid to become the SNP’s candidate for the newly configured Edinburgh Northern constituency for the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election.
He is a resident of the area with his partner and their four-year-old son, Euan believes he is well placed to represent local people in the area and that he is ready to make the case to the electorate that they should put their faith in him to represent their interests at Holyrood.
The SNP councillor’s commitment to Edinburgh Northern spans both his professional and personal life. As co-owner of a group of cafés in Edinburgh he says he has firsthand experience navigating the challenges of running a business in the constituency. Prior to being a councillor and running his own business he served as a support assistant in local schools, working with children with additional support needs, and later as a support worker guiding care-experienced young people toward independent living.
Euan said: “North Edinburgh isn’t just where my family and I live, it’s where I have chosen to build a business, it’s where my son attends nursery – and soon school – and it’s where I gained invaluable experience and precious memories supporting numerous wonderful young people with additional support needs as a pupil support assistant in two of our local schools.
“Too many families here are stretched to their limits by the cost-of-living crisis, and our communities deserve a representative who will fight relentlessly for their priorities. I’m ready to be that voice.
“Through my work in local schools and later as a support worker with young adults trying to live independently after leaving care I’ve had many experiences which have been a stark reminder of the devastating impact of poverty and child poverty in our communities here in north Edinburgh.
“Local people and families here deserve a representative that understands the day-to-day struggle and who will dedicate their energy to lifting our communities up, ending child poverty and creating opportunities for local people here.
“I started my first hospitality venture four years ago and my partner and I now have three cafés in the city. That professional, entrepreneurial journey has been incredibly challenging but the experience gives me first hand insight into the challenges that our small businesses and local high streets are facing here in the constituency. That is only going to get tougher in the immediate future with a bleak economic outlook for many local industries. Our business community here in north Edinburgh has to be supported by local representatives and national policymakers who understand the challenges they’re facing, I can offer that here.”
The nomination period for SNP candidates begins Monday 17 March with ballots due to go out to local members on the 21st of April with a deadline to submit votes by 5th of May.
“I’m asking SNP members in north Edinburgh to put their faith in me to be their candidate”.
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