European Electoral Regions in Great Britain, Super Generalised Boundaries from 2016

Digital vector boundaries for European Electoral Regions in Great Britain as of 31 December 2016. The dataset contains multiple boundary resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised, and is provided by the Office for National Statistics. It includes Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create historical electoral maps based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis of region sizes and shapes using the generalised boundary files.
• Integrate boundary data into GIS systems for historical reference using the available ArcGIS REST services.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary resolutions, including file sizes ranging from 197 KB to 31 MB.
• Contains boundaries as of a specific date: 31 December 2016.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the data reflects a snapshot from 2016.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Official digital vector boundaries.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:17.583253; data snapshot is from 2016.

Geography

Great Britain