Edinburgh Park
Business and tech district west of Edinburgh; SNP launched its 2026 Holyrood manifesto here.
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Why did the SNP choose Edinburgh Park to launch its independence manifesto?
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UK Local Elections 2026- Where is Edinburgh Park and what happened there during the 2026 election?
- Edinburgh Park is a business and technology district in west Edinburgh. The SNP launched its 2026 Holyrood manifesto there on 16 April, centring independence as its lead commitment.Source: Lowdown
- What did the SNP promise in its 2026 Holyrood manifesto?
- The SNP manifesto, launched at Edinburgh Park, committed to requesting a Section 30 order on the first sitting day of the new government and introducing a draft independence referendum bill within 100 days.Source: SNP manifesto
- Why did the SNP launch its manifesto at a business district?
- Edinburgh Park was chosen to frame Scottish independence as an economic proposition, associating the SNP's constitutional case with Scotland's technology and financial services sector.
Background
Edinburgh Park is a modern business and technology district on the western edge of Edinburgh, adjacent to the Gyle shopping centre and South Gyle rail station. The SNP chose it as the venue for its 2026 Holyrood manifesto launch on 16 April, positioning independence and economic ambition as lead themes for the final campaign weeks.
Developed from the 1990s onwards on former agricultural land, Edinburgh Park houses the Scottish headquarters of major financial and technology employers, including Lloyds Banking Group, Baillie Gifford and HMRC. Its selection as a manifesto backdrop was deliberate branding: the SNP framed independence as a route to growing Scotland's professional and knowledge economy rather than a purely constitutional question.
The site lies within the Edinburgh West constituency at Holyrood, which the SNP holds. The manifesto launched here committed the party to requesting a Section 30 order on the first sitting day of the new Scottish Government.