March 2007/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    20 Mar 2007

  • Total URLs tested:

    240,385

  • Total tests run:

    78,240,955

  • Total number of PDF's:

    4,455

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    5.05%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    53.48%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.70%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    6.42%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    75.67%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Carmarthenshire (http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/) - 1,413,598 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Moray (http://www.moray.gov.uk/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
Only available for Qtr 4 2010 onwards
Organisation A AA
Adur100.00100.00
Barking &​ Dagenham100.00100.00
North Cornwall100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Camden100.0099.22
New Forest100.0099.22
Shepway100.0099.22
Easington100.0099.21
Elmbridge100.0099.21
South Norfolk100.0099.21
Solihull100.0098.45
Mansfield100.0098.43
Herefordshire100.0098.41
Dacorum100.0098.40
Liverpool100.0098.40
Stockton-on-Tees100.0097.64
Merton100.0097.62
Rotherham100.0096.90
Essex100.0096.85
Tynedale100.0096.00
South Holland100.0095.35
Kirklees100.0095.20
Wear Valley100.0094.57
Southampton100.0093.70
Aylesbury Vale100.0093.65
Lewes100.0093.60
Oswestry100.0093.60
Woking100.0093.02
Gedling100.0092.80
Ards100.0092.06
Caradon100.0091.47
Wrexham100.0091.20
East Renfrewshire100.0089.92
Mid Sussex100.0089.76
Oldham100.0089.68
Charnwood100.0089.60
Hastings100.0089.60
Milton Keynes100.0089.60
Stratford-on-Avon100.0089.60
Stroud100.0089.60
Chester100.0088.80
North Warwickshire100.0088.37
Salford100.0088.28
Warwick100.0088.28
Hounslow100.0087.50
Calderdale100.0087.40
Hertfordshire100.0087.40
Durham City100.0087.30
Surrey Heath100.0086.72
North Hertfordshire100.0085.16
Coventry100.0085.04
South Tyneside100.0084.80
Congleton100.0084.38
Wellingborough100.0082.03
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.0080.80
Knowsley100.0080.80
Tameside100.0080.80
Purbeck100.0080.62
Dover100.0080.16
Barrow-in-Furness100.0078.40
South Bucks100.0078.40
Derbyshire100.0078.29
Teignbridge100.0078.12
Enfield100.0077.34
Eastleigh100.0076.98
Canterbury100.0076.00
Cannock Chase100.0075.97
Mendip100.0075.19
Richmondshire100.0075.19
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0074.42
Wolverhampton100.0074.22
Sedgemoor100.0073.64
Pendle100.0073.60
Redbridge100.0072.80
Eden100.0072.09
North East Derbyshir​e100.0072.09
East Northamptonshir​e100.0071.20
Shropshire100.0070.40
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0068.99
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham100.0068.80
Portsmouth100.0068.25
Chester-le-Street100.0067.97
Ribble Valley100.0065.89
Sheffield100.0064.84
South Cambridgeshire​100.0062.99
Mid Devon100.0060.94
Richmond upon Thames​100.0060.94
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0060.00
Rutland100.0058.14
Forest of Dean100.0057.81
States of Jersey100.0057.81
South Lakeland100.0056.35
Kettering100.0055.04
Teesdale100.0053.60
Belfast100.0052.00
North Yorkshire100.0051.94
Thanet100.0050.40
Aberdeenshire100.0048.80
West Oxfordshire100.0048.41
Waverley100.0046.83
East Sussex100.0046.51
Isles of Scilly100.0045.67
Taunton Deane100.0045.60
Tandridge100.0045.31
Vale Royal100.0044.80
Worcester100.0041.60
Wyre100.0041.41
Bristol100.0041.27
South Staffordshire100.0037.98
Bath &​ North East Somerset​100.0033.59
Brighton and Hove100.0032.81
Eastbourne100.0032.80
Maidstone100.0032.56
Allerdale100.0032.00
Ryedale100.0031.25
Lancaster100.0031.01
Preston100.0031.01
North Shropshire100.0029.13
Colchester100.0028.68
Leicestershire100.0027.91
East Staffordshire100.0027.56
North West Leicester​shire100.0024.22
Bedfordshire100.0021.71
Crewe and Nantwich100.0020.80
Newark and Sherwood100.0019.20
Scarborough100.0018.11
Wokingham100.0017.32
Chiltern100.0015.50
Alnwick100.0011.72
East Devon100.009.30
Gosport100.007.87
Hartlepool100.007.81
West Dorset100.006.30
Rushmoor100.006.25
North Down100.004.80
Peterborough100.004.00
Castle Morpeth100.003.94
Test Valley100.003.94
Blyth Valley100.003.88
Lichfield100.003.88
Ealing100.003.20
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.003.20
Wycombe100.003.20
Watford100.003.15
South Derbyshire100.003.12
Rossendale100.002.34
Dudley100.002.33
Magherafelt100.002.33
Falkirk100.001.59
Harlow100.001.57
Luton100.001.55
Gloucester100.000.80
North Kesteven100.000.80
St Helens100.000.80
Burnley100.000.79
Gwynedd100.000.79
Lincolnshire100.000.79
Surrey100.000.79
Weymouth &​ Portland100.000.79
Derby100.000.78
Erewash100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Argyll &​ Bute100.000.00
Babergh100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Braintree100.000.00
Breckland100.000.00
Brentwood100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Bromsgrove100.000.00
Broxbourne100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Cherwell100.000.00
Chorley100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Crawley100.000.00
Croydon100.000.00
Cumbria100.000.00
Daventry100.000.00
Derwentside100.000.00
Dungannon100.000.00
East Cambridgeshire100.000.00
East Hampshire100.000.00
East Lindsey100.000.00
Exeter100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Great Yarmouth100.000.00
Hackney100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Havering100.000.00
Hertsmere100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
Huntingdonshire100.000.00
Isle of Anglesey100.000.00
Kerrier100.000.00
Kingston upon Thames​100.000.00
Lambeth100.000.00
Leeds100.000.00
Malvern Hills100.000.00
Melton100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North Devon100.000.00
North Lincolnshire100.000.00
Nottinghamshire100.000.00
Oadby &​ Wigston100.000.00
Omagh100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Restormel100.000.00
Rugby100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Salisbury100.000.00
Sandwell100.000.00
Scottish Borders100.000.00
Sefton100.000.00
Sevenoaks100.000.00
South Gloucestershir​e100.000.00
South Oxfordshire100.000.00
South Ribble100.000.00
Southend-on-Sea100.000.00
Spelthorne100.000.00
Staffordshire100.000.00
Stevenage100.000.00
Stockport100.000.00
Stoke-on-Trent100.000.00
Suffolk100.000.00
Suffolk Coastal100.000.00
Sutton100.000.00
Swindon100.000.00
Telford &​ Wrekin100.000.00
Torbay100.000.00
Torridge100.000.00
Tunbridge Wells100.000.00
Uttlesford100.000.00
Wakefield100.000.00
Wandsworth100.000.00
Welwyn Hatfield100.000.00
West Dunbartonshire100.000.00
West Lancashire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
Wiltshire100.000.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad100.000.00
Worthing100.000.00
Wychavon100.000.00
Wyre Forest100.000.00
Ceredigion99.2279.84
Northampton99.2269.77
Shetland Islands99.2267.97
Trafford99.2266.41
Isle of Wight99.2265.62
Coleraine99.2259.38
Stirling99.2222.48
Cardiff99.2220.31
Fife99.2219.38
Epsom &​ Ewell99.2218.75
Redcar and Cleveland​99.222.33
Rochford99.221.56
Bedford99.220.00
Blackpool99.220.00
Bolsover99.220.00
Cambridgeshire99.220.00
Cotswold99.220.00
Denbighshire99.220.00
Gloucestershire99.220.00
Greenwich99.220.00
Kingston upon Hull99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Staffordshire Moorla​nds99.220.00
Tendring99.220.00
Three Rivers99.220.00
Vale of Glamorgan99.220.00
West Berkshire99.220.00
Rhondda Cynon Taff99.2197.62
Slough99.2192.86
South Somerset99.2189.76
Walsall99.2172.44
Wansbeck99.2167.72
Angus99.2138.89
Bracknell Forest99.2118.25
Havant99.212.38
Cheshire99.210.00
Derbyshire Dales99.210.00
Hillingdon99.210.00
Norfolk99.210.00
Perth &​ Kinross99.210.00
West Devon99.210.00
Wigan99.210.00
High Peak99.2066.40
Bridgnorth99.2060.80
Leicester99.205.60
Darlington99.203.20
Broadland99.200.00
Castle Point99.200.00
Fermanagh99.200.00
Hinckley &​ Bosworth99.200.00
North Dorset99.200.00
Plymouth99.200.00
Poole99.200.00
Runnymede99.200.00
South Ayrshire99.200.00
Waltham Forest99.200.00
Westminster99.200.00
Worcestershire99.200.00
Tewkesbury98.452.33
Guildford98.450.00
Rother98.450.00
Glasgow98.440.00
Middlesbrough98.440.00
North Tyneside98.430.79
South Shropshire98.430.79
Macclesfield98.430.00
West Lothian98.430.00
Winchester98.430.00
North Norfolk98.4184.13
Castlereagh98.410.00
North Somerset98.410.00
Orkney98.410.00
Dartford98.4079.20
Tamworth98.4012.00
Ashford98.400.00
North Wiltshire98.400.00
Oxfordshire98.400.00
St Albans98.400.00
Blackburn with Darwe​n97.6711.63
Sunderland97.6653.12
Northamptonshire97.660.00
South Hams97.660.00
Moyle97.6436.22
Norwich97.6418.90
Barnet97.640.79
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk97.640.79
Bolton97.640.00
Hyndburn97.640.00
Mid Bedfordshire97.640.00
Newcastle upon Tyne97.640.00
Harrogate97.620.79
Lisburn97.620.00
Maldon97.620.00
Bexley97.600.00
Chichester97.600.00
Pembrokeshire97.600.00
St Edmundsbury97.600.00
Tower Hamlets97.600.00
Kent96.900.00
West Sussex96.900.00
Neath Port Talbot96.8873.44
Durham96.880.00
Fenland96.850.79
Dumfries and Gallowa​y96.850.00
Carlisle96.830.00
Carmarthenshire96.800.00
Larne96.800.00
Somerset96.120.00
Basingstoke &​ Deane96.090.00
Sedgefield96.0668.50
Stafford96.0352.38
Hampshire96.0019.20
East Hertfordshire96.000.00
Reading95.3538.76
Gravesham95.280.00
Lincoln95.240.00
Broxtowe95.2040.80
Lancashire95.2010.40
Blaenau Gwent95.200.00
Bournemouth95.200.00
Strabane95.200.00
South Kesteven94.5371.88
Inverclyde94.530.00
Newry and Mourne94.530.00
East Dunbartonshire94.4426.98
Hart94.4064.00
Berwick-Upon-Tweed94.400.00
Boston94.400.00
Harrow94.400.00
London Mayor94.400.00
South Northamptonshi​re94.400.00
Corby93.8020.93
Newham93.757.03
Buckinghamshire93.6512.70
Manchester93.650.00
East Lothian93.600.00
York93.600.00
Horsham92.910.00
West Somerset92.910.00
Cambridge92.8650.00
Brent92.860.00
Selby92.860.00
Ashfield92.130.00
Southwark92.130.00
City of London92.000.00
Basildon91.200.00
Bassetlaw90.550.00
Doncaster89.920.00
Wealden89.920.00
Kennet89.600.00
Vale of White Horse89.060.00
Northumberland88.890.00
Down88.800.00
Aberdeen88.190.00
Ipswich88.190.00
Flintshire88.000.00
Swale87.600.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar87.300.00
Epping Forest87.200.00
Mid Suffolk86.050.00
Medway85.830.00
Reigate and Banstead​84.380.00
Hambleton84.000.00
Craigavon83.590.00
Barnsley82.0380.47
North East Lincolnsh​ire82.030.00
Warrington82.030.00
Newport81.400.00
Halton80.160.00
Warwickshire80.160.00
Mole Valley79.840.00
Edinburgh79.073.10
Arun78.400.00
Carrickfergus76.800.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire75.203.20
Monmouthshire63.200.00
Wirral62.400.00
North Lanarkshire54.400.00
Chesterfield50.780.00
Cheltenham47.200.00
Dundee45.600.00
Islington43.310.00
East Ayrshire40.800.00
Merthyr Tydfil40.620.00
Newtownabbey23.023.97
Swansea20.160.00
Derry20.000.00
Redditch10.000.00
Penwith9.450.00
Midlothian9.380.00
Birmingham7.200.00
Devon7.200.00
South Bedfordshire6.400.00
Ballymena6.350.00
Nottingham5.600.00
Caerphilly4.000.00
Cookstown4.000.00
Waveney2.380.00
Bridgend2.360.00
West Wiltshire0.800.00
Ballymoney0.000.00
Limavady0.000.00
Torfaen0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Isle of Anglesey
  • Aylesbury Vale
  • Broxbourne
  • Croydon
  • Elmbridge
  • Enfield
  • Herefordshire
  • Melton
  • Shepway
  • South Tyneside
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Ballymoney
  • Limavady
  • Torfaen
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Armagh
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Rochdale
  • South Lanarkshire
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PDF testing

25.2% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

file/url/badquery
None
36.68%
file/url/badpath
None
17.69%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
9.05%
file/url/badscheme
None
6.59%
file/url/offtop
None
5.59%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
5.32%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
3.08%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
3.01%
url/mail/exception
Exception while verifying email address
2.49%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.01%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
33.39%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
31.87%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
23.50%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
2.93%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
2.11%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
2.09%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.66%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
0.97%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
0.69%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
0.35%