Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician)

Janet Margaret Mitchell (born 15 November 1952) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician.

[1] In the Scottish election on 3 May 2007, she failed in her bid to win the Hamilton South constituency, being defeated by Labour's Tom McCabe.

Mitchell is also a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Scotland Branch Executive Committee.

"However at the end of last year I made the huge decision that, having achieved most of the things I set out to do, I would not seek re-election in 2021.

In doing so I am re-assured that I leave my party's representation both at local government and parliamentary level in a much better place.