Post codes for new parliamentary constituencies (FOI231204)

This Freedom of Information requests details of post codes matched to the new Westminster parliamentary constituencies for the next General Election

Request for information - Ref no: FOI231204

January 19, 2024

Information request

Thank you for your email of 6 December 2023, requesting information from Ordnance Survey in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, as set out in the extract below:

"Please can you provide data for all current UK post codes matched to the new Westminster parliamentary constituencies which will come in effect after the next General Election so that we can see which post code is assigned to each of the new parliamentary constituencies."

Our response

I confirm that Ordnance Survey does not hold the information you have requested.

However, under the duty to provide information and assistance in accordance with section 16 of FOIA, we can confirm that the data for the new Westminster parliamentary constituencies is currently being processed; we expect this work to be complete, and the new boundaries to be available in Election Maps (ordnancesurvey.co.uk) no later than May 2024.

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Internal Review Officer
Customer Service Centre
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Adanac Drive
Southampton
SO16 0AS

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