European Electoral Regions (December 2015) Full Extent Boundaries in Great Britain

December 2015 digital vector boundaries for European electoral regions (EER) in Great Britain. The dataset contains five boundary versions, including full-resolution extent and coastline-clipped versions at 20m, 200m, and 500m generalisation levels. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral region extents based on the full-resolution 'extent of the realm' boundaries.
• Creating simplified visualizations using the generalised (20m) or ultra generalised (500m) coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of offshore islands and coastal areas based on the different clipping methods (Mean Low/High Water marks).
• Integrating boundary data into historical GIS systems via the provided ArcGIS REST services.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for flexibility in use cases, from 27 MB full-resolution to 191 KB ultra generalised files.
• Includes specific download file sizes for each boundary type, allowing for precise resource planning.
• Contains authoritative boundaries from the Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a specific historical snapshot (December 2015) which may not reflect current boundaries.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical joins.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries produced by the national mapping and statistical authority.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:28.602300; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain