European Electoral Regions in Great Britain, December 2016 Boundaries

Digital vector boundaries for European Electoral Regions in Great Britain as of 31 December 2016. The dataset contains five boundary versions at different resolutions and file sizes, from a 26 MB full-resolution extent to a 197 KB ultra-generalized version. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Create electoral maps based on the full-resolution boundaries clipped to the coastline.
• Perform spatial analysis using the generalised (20m) boundaries for faster processing.
• Visualize regional boundaries for web mapping applications using the ultra generalised (500m) version.
• Analyze the extent of electoral regions relative to the Mean Low Water and Mean High Water marks.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for different use cases, from full resolution to ultra generalised.
• Specific file sizes are listed for each version, ranging from 197 KB to 31 MB.
• Boundaries are explicitly dated as at 31 December 2016, providing a clear temporal snapshot.

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 analysis.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:02.537303; freshness should be verified as the boundaries reflect a 2016 status.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (UK)

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:02.537303; data reflects boundaries as of 31 December 2016.

Geography

Great Britain