Great Britain Electoral Ward Boundaries from December 2015

Great Britain's electoral ward and division boundaries as of December 2015, provided in multiple resolutions. The dataset contains digital vector boundaries from the Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey, available in four versions including full resolution and generalized forms. File sizes range from 3 MB for the super generalised version to 135 MB for the full resolution version clipped to the coastline.

Use Cases

• Create electoral maps based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis on administrative units using the coastline-clipped boundaries.
• Integrate ward boundaries with other geospatial data for Great Britain.
• Visualize administrative regions at different levels of detail using the 20m or 200m generalized versions.

Strengths

• Provides boundaries in four specific resolutions: full extent of the realm, full clipped, generalised (20m), and super generalised (200m).
• Explicit file sizes are provided, ranging from 3 MB to 135 MB, indicating data volume.
• Contains intellectual property from two authoritative sources: Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries likely derived from official cartographic sources.

Time Range

December 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:53.997574; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain