Margaret Mitchell is the Scottish Conservative MSP for Central Scotland and was ranked to top the Central Scotland list again for the May 2016 elections.Margaret Mitchell MSP was educated at Coatbridge High and taught for many years in primary and special education in Lanarkshire before leaving the teaching profession to study law. Margaret later graduated from Strathclyde University with an LLB and Diploma in Law and Legal Practice.

Graham Simpson is an MSP for Central Scotland. He is the Conservative Spokesman on Housing and planning, and he sits on the Local Government Committee.