National Assembly for Wales Constituency Boundaries, December 2016

December 2016 digital vector boundaries for National Assembly for Wales constituencies. The dataset contains four boundary versions: full resolution (extent of the realm and coastline-clipped), generalised (20m), and super generalised (200m). It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Map constituency boundaries based on the provided full-resolution vector data.
• Conduct spatial analysis of electoral districts using the coastline-clipped boundary versions.
• Create simplified visualizations for reports using the generalised (20m) or super generalised (200m) boundaries.
• Integrate boundary data with other geospatial datasets for regional planning or demographic studies in Wales.

Strengths

• Provides four distinct boundary versions for different use cases, including full resolution and generalised options.
• Specific file sizes are listed for each boundary type, ranging from 87 KB to 5 MB.
• Contains boundaries as they existed on a specific date: 31 December 2016.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified; the data reflects a snapshot from 2016.
• Row count and specific column names are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official electoral boundary definitions.

Time Range

As of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.939178; data reflects boundaries as of 31 December 2016.

Geography

Wales