Edinburgh West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. A similar constituency, also called Edinburgh West, is used for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
The constituency covers the north western portion of the City of Edinburgh council area, which includes the wards of Cramond, Dalmeny and Kirkliston , Davidson's Mains , East Craigs , Gyle , Muirhouse and Drylaw , Murrayfield, North East Corstorphine , Queensferry, South East Corstorphine , Stenhouse . The Craigleith ward is split with Edinburgh Central and the Pilton ward is split with Edinburgh North and Leith. The constituency is mostly suburban, but takes in the rural areas to the west of Edinburgh.
