European Electoral Regions in Great Britain, Vector Boundaries as of December 2016

December 2016 digital vector boundaries for European Electoral Regions in Great Britain, provided by the Office for National Statistics. The dataset includes multiple resolution versions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), each clipped to the coastline. Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral region boundaries based on the provided vector data.
• Analyzing the geographic extent of constituencies based on the coastline clipping detail.
• Integrating historical administrative boundaries into spatial analyses based on the 2016 snapshot.

Strengths

• Provides boundaries at five specific resolutions, including full, 20m, 200m, and 500m generalisations.
• File sizes are explicitly listed, ranging from 197 KB for ultra generalised to 31 MB for full resolution clipped.
• Contains specific intellectual property rights information from Ordnance Survey and ONS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.051271; freshness should be verified as the data reflects a 2016 snapshot.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official administrative records.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016; metadata last updated 2026-07-08.

Geography

Great Britain