Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries for Great Britain, December 2016

December 2016 digital vector boundaries for Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in Great Britain. The dataset contains five versions of boundaries, including full resolution and multiple generalised levels clipped to the coastline. It is provided by the Office for National Statistics and contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Create electoral maps based on the provided generalised vector boundaries.
• Analyze constituency shapes and sizes using the multiple resolution options.
• Integrate boundary data with other geospatial datasets for Great Britain.
• Perform spatial analysis of electoral districts clipped to the Mean High Water mark.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions, from full resolution (52-55 MB) to ultra generalised (500 KB).
• Specific file sizes are listed for each resolution level, aiding download planning.
• Contains boundaries for the entire realm of Great Britain as of a specific date (December 2016).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2016 and may not reflect subsequent boundary changes.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries derived from Ordnance Survey and ONS data.

Time Range

December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:35.255646; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain