European Electoral Region Boundaries for Great Britain, December 2015

Digital vector boundaries for European electoral regions in Great Britain as of December 2015. The dataset contains five boundary versions, from full resolution to ultra generalised, with file sizes ranging from 191 KB to 31 MB. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Create historical maps of European electoral regions based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis on regional demographics using the super generalised (200m) clipped boundaries.
• Integrate boundary data into GIS software for electoral district planning using the available GeoJSON or KML formats.
• Compare different boundary generalisation levels (e.g., 20m vs 500m) for cartographic or computational efficiency.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and multiple generalised (20m, 200m, 500m) options.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, with the super generalised version being 551 KB, suitable for web mapping.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for ArcGIS INSPIRE View and Feature Download services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical analysis.
• Data is specific to December 2015 and may not reflect current or future electoral boundaries.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official electoral cartography.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.711348; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain