Alan Symon, a local businessman and community activist, has been announced by Midlothian Conservatives as their candidate for the up-coming Midlothian East by-election.
Mr Symon has lived locally in Midlothian for over 25 years and has recently retired as CEO of a Scottish business company supplying educational materials to schools in Midlothian and beyond. A qualified chartered accountant, Alan has significant experience of working with small businesses and understands the challenges they face.
Alan is a prominent figure in the community, chairing a local charity delivering advice on sexual and mental health, drugs and alcohol and LGBT services to young people in Midlothian as well serving as a community councillor for Eskbank and Newbattle. Alan has also been a long-standing member of the Esk Valley Rotary Club and his local neighbourhood watch group.
Commenting, Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate Alan said:
“Having served the community in Midlothian for over 25 years, I’ve seen first-hand how important is that we have a strong team on the council.
“I’ll be working with my Scottish Conservative colleague, Cllr. Peter Smaill, to address the issues residents care about, such as improving the A68 and addressing the fly tipping crisis we’ve seen across Midlothian.
“As the fastest growing local authority in Scotland, Midlothian faces a unique set of challenges. With the SNP Government slashing funding for councils by over £400 million this year, these challenges are only set to increase.
“That’s simply not good enough and I will do what it takes to ensure Midlothian gets its fair share."
