UK Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries from December 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in the UK as at December 2016. The dataset contains multiple resolution versions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), all clipped to the coastline. Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral results based on the provided constituency boundaries.
• Performing spatial analysis on demographic data aggregated to the parliamentary constituency level.
• Creating simplified base maps for web applications using the generalised (20m) or ultra generalised (500m) versions.
• Studying changes in constituency boundaries over time by comparing this 2016 snapshot with other years.

Strengths

• Offers five distinct boundary versions, including full resolution and multiple generalised levels (20m, 200m, 500m).
• Provides specific file sizes for each version, ranging from 352 KB to 49 MB.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to uk_data, being a snapshot from December 2016.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:41.766388; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom