Edinburgh West
E273522
Edinburgh West is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the western suburbs and surrounding areas of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh West canonical | 2 |
| Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency) | 1 |
| Edinburgh Western constituency | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2403312 — 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: Edinburgh West Context triple: [City of Edinburgh council area, hasParliamentaryConstituency, Edinburgh West]
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A.
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh East is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the eastern part of the City of Edinburgh, represented in the House of Commons.
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B.
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South is a UK parliamentary constituency covering a largely residential and suburban area in the south of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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C.
Edinburgh North and Leith
Edinburgh North and Leith is a UK parliamentary constituency covering northern parts of Edinburgh, including the historic port district of Leith and surrounding urban areas.
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D.
Dundee East
Dundee East is a UK parliamentary constituency in eastern Scotland that includes parts of the city of Dundee and surrounding areas such as Carnoustie.
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E.
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central is the main intercity railway terminus in Glasgow, Scotland, and one of the busiest rail hubs in the United Kingdom.
- 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: Edinburgh West Target entity description: Edinburgh West is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the western suburbs and surrounding areas of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
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A.
Edinburgh East
Edinburgh East is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the eastern part of the City of Edinburgh, represented in the House of Commons.
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B.
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South is a UK parliamentary constituency covering a largely residential and suburban area in the south of the City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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C.
Edinburgh North and Leith
Edinburgh North and Leith is a UK parliamentary constituency covering northern parts of Edinburgh, including the historic port district of Leith and surrounding urban areas.
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D.
Dundee East
Dundee East is a UK parliamentary constituency in eastern Scotland that includes parts of the city of Dundee and surrounding areas such as Carnoustie.
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E.
Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central is the main intercity railway terminus in Glasgow, Scotland, and one of the busiest rail hubs in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UK parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh W
|
| boundaryChange |
boundary changes in 2010
ⓘ
major boundary changes in 2005 ⓘ |
| containsArea |
Barnton
ⓘ
Clermiston ⓘ Corstorphine ⓘ Cramond ⓘ Davidson’s Mains ⓘ Drum Brae ⓘ Edinburgh Airport ⓘ Gogar ⓘ Kirkliston ⓘ Murrayfield ⓘ Newbridge ⓘ Ratho ⓘ South Queensferry ⓘ Turnhouse ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Edinburgh
|
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first past the post ⓘ |
| electorate | approximately 70,000–80,000 voters ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
includes affluent residential areas
ⓘ
includes transport hubs ⓘ largely suburban ⓘ |
| hasElectionType | general elections ⓘ |
| hasMP | Christine Jardine ⓘ |
| hasTown | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
A8 road
ⓘ
surface form:
A8 road corridor
Edinburgh Airport ⓘ Forth Road Bridge approaches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Edinburgh
Scotland ⓘ |
| mapsTo | part of Edinburgh council area wards ⓘ |
| MPParty | Liberal Democrats ⓘ |
| MPStartYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| partOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| previousConstituency | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| previouslyRepresentedByParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Party
Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats ⓘ Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Liberal Party
|
| representedByParty | Liberal Democrats ⓘ |
| represents |
surrounding areas of Edinburgh
ⓘ
western suburbs of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| votingSystem | plurality voting system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edinburgh West Description of subject: Edinburgh West is a UK parliamentary constituency covering the western suburbs and surrounding areas of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Western constituency