How is this different from the map chart built into PowerPoint?
The map chart built into Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 or later looks places up through Bing Maps and stops at country level for the UK, so it cannot draw local authority districts, council areas or wards. These maps are ordinary PowerPoint shapes built from the ONS boundary files: nothing is looked up, every level below country is covered, and any area can be recoloured, relabelled or deleted on its own.
What does this ward map show?
This is the Westminster ward map. 18 wards — all in England. Every one is a separate shape that can be filled, labelled or deleted on its own, and the same boundaries are used on the map, the labelled reference slide and the data slide, so nothing shifts between them.
Is this the same ward geography as the London wards map?
Identical — the same May 2026 release, filtered to Westminster alone. The London wards map is all 704 wards across Greater London; this one is the 18 wards of Westminster, so it can be placed beside the borough map without redrawing anything.
How many wards does Westminster have?
18, each drawn as a separate shape. Ward boundaries are set by the Local Government Boundary Commission and reviewed council by council, so the count belongs to Westminster rather than to London as a whole. The whole of London is available as the 704-ward map, and the 33 authorities as the London boroughs map.
What kind of data can I show on this map?
Anything published at ward level: local election results, turnout, or deprivation indices. Classify your figures into five bands and recolour by class — the data slide is already a five-step legend you can keep or replace — and the data hand-off slide lists every GSS code against its area name, ready to paste your figures next to.
How do I link my own data to the map?
Each shape is named after its area and carries its ONS GSS code, the identifier statistics are published against. Every code here begins E05, the ONS prefix for wards. Join on the code rather than on names: authority names repeat across the UK, get respelt by different publishers, and change when councils reorganise, while the code stays with the area.
Which boundary release is this based on?
Office for National Statistics boundaries, May 2026 release, generalised and clipped to the coastline. They are published under the Open Government Licence, which permits commercial use and requires two credit lines wherever the material is reproduced — both are already printed on the source slide of every deck. Ward boundaries are reviewed more often than any other geography here, so check your figures against this date.
Is there a wider or a more detailed map of this area?
Does it work in Google Slides?
Yes. Upload the .pptx to Drive and open it with Google Slides. The files contain only shapes, solid fills and Arial, and no animation, SmartArt, chart or embedded media, which are the elements an importer drops or converts.
What does it cost, and are refunds available?
Each template costs
$19.99 as a one-time payment, with no subscription and nothing that renews. A refund may be requested within 14 days for any reason, whether or not the file has been downloaded. The
refund policy is a few paragraphs long.
Who uses these maps?
Local government and public sector analysts, NHS and police planning teams, consultants and market researchers, property and site-selection teams, campaign and public affairs staff, and anyone who needs a UK map in a report, a bid or a presentation.