European Electoral Regions in Great Britain, Super Generalised Boundaries (December 2016)

Office for National Statistics provides digital vector boundaries for European Electoral Regions in Great Britain as of 31 December 2016. The dataset includes five boundary resolutions, from full resolution (26-31 MB) to ultra generalised (197 KB), each clipped to the coastline. It contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create electoral maps based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Analyze regional administrative geography using the multiple generalised resolutions.
• Integrate historical boundary data into spatial analyses for the specified date.
• Serve map tiles for web applications using the super generalised (200m) or ultra generalised (500m) versions for performance.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary resolutions, with file sizes ranging from 197 KB to 31 MB.
• Specific snapshot date of 31 December 2016 provides a clear temporal reference.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data, covering only Great Britain.
• Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:21.441562; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:21.441562

Geography

Great Britain