Westminster Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries for the UK, December 2021

December 2021 digital vector boundaries for Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies in the United Kingdom. The dataset contains full-resolution boundaries, including the extent of the realm and offshore islands, and incorporates intellectual property rights from Ordnance Survey and the ONS. It was last updated on the platform on 2023-03-21.

Use Cases

• Mapping electoral constituencies for visual analysis based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Performing spatial joins with demographic or election result data based on the constituency geometries.
• Analyzing changes in political representation by comparing these 2021 boundaries to other years.
• Creating base maps for political campaign planning or public information services.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal snapshot of boundaries as of December 2021.
• Contains full-resolution vector data, likely suitable for detailed mapping.
• Includes boundaries that extend to offshore islands, offering a complete geographic extent.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Last updated 2023-03-21 10:40:08.644000; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely produced by official UK mapping and statistical agencies (Ordnance Survey, ONS).

Time Range

December 2021

Freshness

2023-03-21 10:40:08.644000

Geography

United Kingdom