Local Government District Boundaries for Northern Ireland, 2012

2012 boundaries delineate the Local Government Districts of Northern Ireland, used for the 2014 elections. The polygon dataset was created by the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) from its Largescale database, topologically cleansed and attributed for seamless use. It is published for OpenData by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral constituencies based on the 2012 district boundaries.
• Conducting spatial analysis of socio-economic data within Local Government Districts.
• Creating base maps for regional planning and public service delivery.
• Integrating administrative boundaries into larger geospatial data systems.

Strengths

• Data is topologically cleansed, indicating a seamless, consistent polygon dataset.
• Boundaries are legally defined by the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON, etc.).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) Largescale database.

Collection Method

Extracted, topologically cleansed, and attributed from source database.

Time Range

Boundaries delineated in 2012.

Freshness

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Geography

Northern Ireland.