UK Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries, December 2016

Five versions of digital vector boundaries for UK Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies as of December 2016, ranging from full resolution to ultra generalised. The dataset contains Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights and is provided by the Office for National Statistics. File sizes for the different boundary versions range from 352 KB to 49 MB.

Use Cases

• Create electoral maps for analysis or visualization based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins with demographic data using the constituency geometries.
• Develop simplified basemaps for web applications using the super generalised (200m) or ultra generalised (500m) versions.
• Analyze coastline representation in administrative data using the clipped-to-coastline boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides five distinct boundary versions for different use cases, from full resolution (45-49 MB) to ultra generalised (352 KB).
• Contains intellectual property rights from both Ordnance Survey and the Office for National Statistics, indicating authoritative sourcing.
• Boundaries are clipped to the Mean High Water mark, offering a consistent coastline representation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from December 2016; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Digital vector boundaries produced and maintained by national statistical and mapping agencies.

Time Range

December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:12.177410; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom