UK Independence Party
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The UK Independence Party is a British right-wing political party best known for its hardline Euroscepticism and leading role in campaigning for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UK Independence Party canonical | 10 |
| United Kingdom Independence Party | 2 |
| UK Independence Party won one seat despite high vote share | 1 |
| UKIP | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1659612 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UK Independence Party Context triple: [Take back control, promotedBy, UK Independence Party]
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A.
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is a major right-wing unionist political party in Northern Ireland known for its hardline stance on maintaining the union with Great Britain and its prominent role in the region’s contentious politics and peace process.
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B.
Democratic Unionist Association
The Democratic Unionist Association is the affiliated organization that represents the interests of the Democratic Unionist Party’s supporters and members in a broader, often extra-parliamentary context.
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C.
Alba Party
Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
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D.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
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E.
New Party (UK)
The New Party (UK) was a short-lived British political party founded by Oswald Mosley in the early 1930s that promoted corporatist and authoritarian ideas and served as a precursor to his later British Union of Fascists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UK Independence Party Target entity description: The UK Independence Party is a British right-wing political party best known for its hardline Euroscepticism and leading role in campaigning for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
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A.
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is a major right-wing unionist political party in Northern Ireland known for its hardline stance on maintaining the union with Great Britain and its prominent role in the region’s contentious politics and peace process.
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B.
Democratic Unionist Association
The Democratic Unionist Association is the affiliated organization that represents the interests of the Democratic Unionist Party’s supporters and members in a broader, often extra-parliamentary context.
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C.
Alba Party
Alba Party is a Scottish political party founded in 2021 by Alex Salmond that advocates for Scottish independence and positions itself as a pro-independence alternative to the Scottish National Party.
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D.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
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E.
New Party (UK)
The New Party (UK) was a short-lived British political party founded by Oswald Mosley in the early 1930s that promoted corporatist and authoritarian ideas and served as a precursor to his later British Union of Fascists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eurosceptic party
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political party ⓘ |
| 2015GeneralElectionSeatsWon | 1 ⓘ |
| 2015GeneralElectionVoteShare | around 12.6% ⓘ |
| colour |
purple
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yellow ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralBase | primarily England ⓘ |
| electoralPerformanceAfter2016 | sharply reduced vote share ⓘ |
| firstElectedToHouseOfCommons | 2014 Clacton by-election ⓘ |
| founded | 1993 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alan Sked ⓘ |
| gainedFirstMP | Douglas Carswell ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ideology |
British nationalism
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Euroscepticism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ right-wing populism ⓘ |
| mediaDescription |
Eurosceptic
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right-wing ⓘ right-wing populist ⓘ |
| membershipTrendAfter2016 | declining ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
Vote Leave-aligned campaigning in the 2016 EU membership referendum
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campaign for Brexit ⓘ |
| notableEvent | central role in the campaign for the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Alan Sked
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Diane James ⓘ Douglas Carswell ⓘ Gerard Batten ⓘ Henry Bolton ⓘ Nigel Farage ⓘ Paul Nuttall ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Anti-Federalist League ⓘ |
| peakNationalVoteShareGeneralElection | 2015 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| policy |
opposition to multiculturalism
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support for deregulation ⓘ support for direct democracy mechanisms ⓘ support for grammar schools ⓘ support for lower taxes ⓘ support for stricter immigration controls ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
right-wing
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right-wing to far-right ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
opposition to European integration
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withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union ⓘ |
| representedIn |
European Parliament
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ devolved assemblies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| shortName |
UK Independence Party
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UKIP
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| slogan |
Believe in Britain
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Take back control ⓘ |
| strongestElectoralPerformance | European Parliament elections ⓘ |
| wonUKPopularVote | 2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UK Independence Party Description of subject: The UK Independence Party is a British right-wing political party best known for its hardline Euroscepticism and leading role in campaigning for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom Independence Party
this entity surface form:
UKIP
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom Independence Party
this entity surface form:
UK Independence Party won one seat despite high vote share