OSNI Largescale Boundaries: Northern Ireland Electoral Wards (2012)

Northern Ireland's electoral ward boundaries delineated in 2012 under the Local Government (Boundaries) Order. This polygon dataset consists of District Electoral Areas derived from the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) Largescale database. The data has been topologically cleansed and attributed to create a seamless dataset published by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral district boundaries for spatial analysis based on the polygon dataset.
• Conducting demographic or political studies using the 2012 ward delineations.
• Integrating administrative boundaries into geographic information systems (GIS) for regional planning.
• Performing topological analysis on the cleansed and attributed polygon data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) Largescale database.
• Polygons have been topologically cleansed to create a seamless dataset.
• Boundaries are legally defined by the Local Government (Boundaries) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (OSNI) Largescale database.

Collection Method

Extracted, topologically cleansed, and attributed from the source database.

Time Range

Boundaries delineated in 2012.

Freshness

Data reflects boundaries set in 2012; last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland.