Great Britain Electoral Ward Boundaries, December 2015 with Multiple Resolutions

December 2015 digital vector boundaries for electoral wards and divisions across Great Britain. The dataset contains four boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised (20m and 200m) versions clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains Ordnance Survey and ONS intellectual property rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral ward boundaries based on the provided vector geometries.
• Conducting spatial analysis using the coastline-clipped generalised (20m) boundaries for performance.
• Creating simplified visualizations using the super generalised (200m) boundaries.
• Integrating administrative boundaries for December 2015 into historical geographic studies.

Strengths

• Provides four distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and generalised options.
• File sizes are specified, ranging from 3 MB for super generalised to 135 MB for full resolution.
• Contains intellectual property from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is specific to December 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.612111; temporal coverage is December 2015.

Geography

Great Britain