Corrections to 214 Northern Ireland postcodes previously assigned an incorrect Westminster Parliamentary Constituency code. The Office for National Statistics identified and resolved the issue, with corrections slated for the next ONSPD release.
Use Cases
- Update geographic information systems using the corrected Westminster Parliamentary Constituency codes for 214 postcodes.
- Verify and correct constituency assignments in electoral roll or voter registration systems for Northern Ireland.
- Cross-reference the corrected postcode-to-constituency mapping with other UK geospatial datasets.
Strengths
- Corrections are provided by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
- The dataset addresses a specific, identified issue affecting 214 postcodes.
- Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON and CSV.
Limitations
- Dataset contains only correction records, not a complete postcode directory.
- The scope is limited to 214 postcodes in Northern Ireland.
- Sample data is unavailable for previewing the correction format.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Collection Method
- Identified and corrected by the data maintainer.
- Time Range
- Corrections effective for the February 2026 ONSPD period.
- Freshness
- Updated March 2026, with corrections planned for a future ONSPD release.
- Geography
- Northern Ireland