> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/products/areas-and-zones-portfolio/boundary-line/boundary-line-downloads.md).

# Boundary-Line Downloads

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### Product download

This page provides downloadable files to support the product in use. To download the product itself, please visit the [OS Data Hub](https://osdatahub.os.uk/data).
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## East and West Surrey Shadow Unitary and Ward Boundaries

The files below represent the East and West Shadow Unitary and Ward Boundaries. Vesting Day will be 01 April 2027, when the shadow councillors will become full councillors with responsibility for all council services in their respective areas: 

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## Regional Authority Boundaries

The files below represent the operative Regional Authority Boundaries. These include the Greater London Authority and Combined Authorities which are operative, although they may not yet have had an election. Other Combined Authorities will be added in future releases once operative:

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## County Electoral Division Regions

The files below represent the County Electoral Divisions Regions:

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## Historical information on changes to electoral arrangements of Local authorities, Parliamentary areas and European Parliamentary boundaries

In the excel file below, we have recorded changes from 1973 onwards and, where available, provided links to the legislation for that change:

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## Boundary-Line code changes

Listings of Geographies codes and names used in Boundary-Line as of October 2024:

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## Historic counties files

We have included the boundaries of historic counties such as Westmorland, Radnorshire and Wigtownshire from the late nineteenth century to download and view as a Shapefile or Tab file below:

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Historic counties files represent historic records and mapping circa 1888 using the primary sources of the Local Government (England and Wales) Act 1888, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and the Sheriffs Act 1887. More details are available in the Historic County Boundaries document below:

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## Ceremonial counties files

We have included the ceremonial county boundaries of Great Britain, such as Bedfordshire, Berkshire and the West Midlands. These are available to download and view as a Shapefile or Tab file below:

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Details on the creation of the ceremonial county dataset are available on the [Guide to ceremonial county boundaries page.](/os-downloads/products/areas-and-zones-portfolio/boundary-line/guide-to-ceremonial-county-boundaries.md)


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