August 2007/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    20 Aug 2007

  • Total URLs tested:

    241,357

  • Total tests run:

    78,532,805

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,530

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.33%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    51.30%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.76%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    5.66%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    73.59%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Carmarthenshire (http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/) - 1,472,155 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Bexley (http://www.bexley.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
Barking &​ Dagenham100.00100.00
East Renfrewshire100.00100.00
New Forest100.00100.00
Rhondda Cynon Taff100.00100.00
South Norfolk100.00100.00
Stockton-on-Tees100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Adur100.0099.22
North Cornwall100.0099.22
Shepway100.0099.22
Solihull100.0099.22
Gedling100.0099.21
Elmbridge100.0098.43
Merton100.0098.41
South Bedfordshire100.0098.41
Easington100.0098.40
Herefordshire100.0098.40
Durham City100.0097.67
Salford100.0097.67
Liverpool100.0097.62
North Devon100.0097.62
Portsmouth100.0097.62
Charnwood100.0096.85
Essex100.0096.85
Slough100.0096.83
Mid Sussex100.0096.80
Stroud100.0096.06
Camden100.0096.03
Mansfield100.0095.35
South Cambridgeshire​100.0095.28
Aylesbury Vale100.0095.24
Kirklees100.0095.20
Rotherham100.0094.49
Tynedale100.0094.40
Tandridge100.0093.75
Caradon100.0093.02
Milton Keynes100.0092.91
North Warwickshire100.0092.91
Wycombe100.0092.80
Hambleton100.0092.19
Hertfordshire100.0092.13
Coventry100.0091.47
Warwick100.0091.47
Dacorum100.0091.41
Oldham100.0091.34
East Northamptonshir​e100.0090.40
Hastings100.0089.92
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.0089.60
Knowsley100.0088.98
Calderdale100.0088.10
South Tyneside100.0086.61
Hounslow100.0085.83
Wear Valley100.0085.71
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0085.27
Woking100.0084.92
Richmondshire100.0083.72
Tameside100.0083.46
South Holland100.0083.20
Purbeck100.0082.17
Barrow-in-Furness100.0081.60
Dover100.0081.60
Bristol100.0081.25
Eastleigh100.0080.62
North Hertfordshire100.0080.62
Broxbourne100.0079.84
Eden100.0079.69
Thanet100.0078.91
Wellingborough100.0077.34
South Bucks100.0076.98
Derbyshire100.0076.80
Chester100.0076.38
Teignbridge100.0075.20
Bedfordshire100.0075.19
Taunton Deane100.0072.09
Cannock Chase100.0069.77
Sedgemoor100.0069.77
Gwynedd100.0068.99
Rugby100.0068.99
Congleton100.0068.80
Wansbeck100.0068.80
Southampton100.0068.75
Mid Devon100.0066.40
Pendle100.0064.84
States of Jersey100.0063.28
Torfaen100.0063.20
Worcester City Counc​il100.0062.70
East Sussex100.0062.02
Restormel100.0061.90
Isles of Scilly100.0061.24
Havering100.0059.38
Kettering100.0059.38
Sunderland100.0059.20
Stratford-on-Avon100.0058.59
South Lakeland100.0058.14
Walsall100.0058.14
Exeter100.0057.81
Trafford100.0057.36
Wyre100.0054.26
Falkirk100.0053.17
Aberdeenshire100.0051.56
Forest of Dean100.0051.56
Eastbourne100.0050.39
Belfast100.0048.03
Preston100.0046.88
West Oxfordshire100.0046.40
Vale Royal100.0045.60
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0044.44
Sheffield100.0043.31
Colchester100.0042.64
Teesdale100.0042.40
East Devon100.0037.80
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0037.21
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.0037.21
Bath &​ North East Somerset​100.0036.43
Richmond upon Thames​100.0034.38
North Yorkshire100.0034.11
Newark and Sherwood100.0033.60
North East Derbyshir​e100.0033.59
Crewe and Nantwich100.0032.80
Ryedale100.0030.71
Waverley100.0029.60
Tamworth100.0028.68
Newcastle upon Tyne100.0027.78
Maidstone100.0027.56
Chorley100.0027.13
North Shropshire100.0025.78
Leicestershire100.0024.81
Epsom &​ Ewell100.0024.80
Allerdale100.0024.60
Lancaster100.0020.31
Harlow100.0019.84
Rutland100.0019.84
Oswestry100.0018.40
South Staffordshire100.0015.50
Scarborough100.0012.40
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.009.60
Alnwick100.008.59
Wokingham100.008.53
South Derbyshire100.007.14
Chiltern100.006.98
North West Leicester​shire100.006.98
East Cambridgeshire100.006.40
Gosport100.006.35
Ealing100.005.47
Blyth Valley100.004.65
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk100.003.97
Hartlepool100.003.94
Macclesfield100.003.94
Lichfield100.003.88
Bassetlaw100.003.15
Derby100.002.38
Rossendale100.002.36
Ards100.002.34
Watford100.002.34
Rushmoor100.002.33
Bracknell Forest100.001.60
Breckland100.001.59
Erewash100.001.57
Uttlesford100.001.57
Surrey Heath100.001.55
Bromsgrove100.000.80
St Helens100.000.79
Test Valley100.000.79
Chester-le-Street100.000.78
Gloucester100.000.78
Magherafelt100.000.78
Sefton100.000.78
Telford &​ Wrekin100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Argyll &​ Bute100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Babergh100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Bedford100.000.00
Berwick-Upon-Tweed100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Braintree100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Burnley100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Cambridgeshire100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Cherwell100.000.00
Chichester100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Cotswold100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Cumbria100.000.00
Derwentside100.000.00
Dudley100.000.00
Dungannon100.000.00
Durham100.000.00
East Hampshire100.000.00
East Lindsey100.000.00
East Staffordshire100.000.00
Fermanagh100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Great Yarmouth100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Hertsmere100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
Huntingdonshire100.000.00
Isle of Anglesey100.000.00
Kennet100.000.00
Kerrier100.000.00
Kingston upon Hull100.000.00
Kingston upon Thames​100.000.00
Lambeth100.000.00
Leeds100.000.00
Lincoln100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Malvern Hills100.000.00
Melton100.000.00
Mid Suffolk100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Lincolnshire100.000.00
North Somerset100.000.00
Oadby &​ Wigston100.000.00
Omagh100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Penwith100.000.00
Perth &​ Kinross100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Salisbury100.000.00
Sandwell100.000.00
Sevenoaks100.000.00
Shropshire100.000.00
South Ayrshire100.000.00
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
Surrey100.000.00
Sutton100.000.00
Swindon100.000.00
Three Rivers100.000.00
Torridge100.000.00
Tunbridge Wells100.000.00
Wakefield100.000.00
Waltham Forest100.000.00
Welwyn Hatfield100.000.00
West Berkshire100.000.00
West Dunbartonshire100.000.00
West Lancashire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
Westminster100.000.00
Weymouth &​ Portland100.000.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad100.000.00
Worcestershire100.000.00
Wychavon100.000.00
York100.000.00
Northampton99.2286.05
Mendip99.2284.50
Canterbury99.2255.47
Stafford99.2253.49
Ceredigion99.2243.41
Cardiff99.2217.05
Stirling99.2213.28
Aberdeen99.220.78
Rochford99.220.78
Blackpool99.220.00
Cheshire99.220.00
Crawley99.220.00
Greenwich99.220.00
Guildford99.220.00
Hillingdon99.220.00
Ipswich99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Staffordshire Moorla​nds99.220.00
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham99.2183.33
Shetland Islands99.2176.38
Moyle99.2176.19
Ribble Valley99.2150.79
Worthing99.2148.03
Bridgnorth99.2146.83
Ashford99.2130.95
Fife99.2122.22
Fenland99.2119.84
Lewes99.2118.25
Orkney99.2111.90
Castle Morpeth99.213.94
Darlington99.213.94
Blaenau Gwent99.210.00
Brentwood99.210.00
Daventry99.210.00
Islington99.210.00
Wigan99.210.00
Wiltshire99.210.00
Dartford99.2058.40
High Peak99.2056.80
Neath Port Talbot99.2056.00
Redcar and Cleveland​99.2016.80
Broadland99.200.00
Carlisle99.200.00
Hackney99.200.00
Hinckley &​ Bosworth99.200.00
Horsham99.200.00
Norfolk99.200.00
North Dorset99.200.00
Plymouth99.200.00
St Edmundsbury99.200.00
Havant98.4591.47
Croydon98.450.00
Rother98.450.00
Wolverhampton98.4483.59
South Somerset98.4479.69
Glasgow98.440.00
Harrogate98.440.00
Medway98.440.00
North Tyneside98.440.00
Poole98.440.00
Wrexham98.4390.55
Northamptonshire98.430.79
Somerset98.430.00
South Hams98.430.00
Luton98.4190.48
North Norfolk98.4189.68
Isle of Wight98.4129.37
South Shropshire98.410.79
Gloucestershire98.410.00
North Wiltshire98.410.00
Mid Bedfordshire98.4081.60
Enfield98.4077.60
Angus98.4036.00
North Down98.405.60
St Albans98.402.40
Nottinghamshire98.400.80
Castlereagh98.400.00
Denbighshire98.400.00
Hyndburn98.400.00
Limavady98.400.00
Lisburn98.400.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​98.400.00
Oxfordshire98.400.00
West Devon98.400.00
Winchester97.6765.12
Basingstoke &​ Deane97.670.00
Redbridge97.6620.31
West Dorset97.665.47
Norwich97.6430.71
Derbyshire Dales97.649.45
Harrow97.6263.49
East Dunbartonshire97.6226.19
Tower Hamlets97.620.00
Coleraine97.6044.00
Tendring97.600.80
Bexley97.600.00
Reading96.9033.33
Bradford96.900.00
Bolton96.880.00
Broxtowe96.8353.17
Inverclyde96.830.79
Strabane96.830.00
West Lothian96.830.00
Hart96.8064.80
Sedgefield96.8038.40
Wandsworth96.800.00
Vale of Glamorgan96.1249.61
Corby96.122.33
Barnet96.090.78
Dumfries and Gallowa​y96.090.00
Kent96.090.00
West Sussex96.060.00
Brent96.030.00
Buckinghamshire96.000.80
London Mayor96.000.00
Torbay95.310.78
Hampshire95.2821.26
North East Lincolnsh​ire95.280.00
South Northamptonshi​re95.280.00
Peterborough95.247.94
Gravesham95.240.00
City of London95.200.00
Newham94.575.43
Castle Point94.440.00
Vale of White Horse94.440.00
Boston94.400.00
Maldon94.400.00
Newry and Mourne94.400.00
East Lothian93.800.00
Lancashire93.706.30
Carmarthenshire93.650.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire93.601.60
Down93.600.00
Epping Forest93.600.00
Scottish Borders93.600.00
Middlesbrough93.020.00
West Somerset92.800.00
Barnsley92.2571.32
Wealden92.130.00
Chesterfield91.470.00
South Kesteven90.6267.97
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar90.400.00
Leicester90.400.00
Doncaster89.920.00
Ashfield89.840.00
Halton89.680.00
Newport88.980.00
Basildon88.890.00
Bournemouth86.400.00
Flintshire86.400.00
Warwickshire86.400.00
Swale86.050.00
Wyre Forest85.710.00
Monmouthshire83.720.00
Craigavon82.680.00
Reigate and Banstead​81.890.00
Cambridge81.401.55
Dundee81.100.00
Mole Valley79.840.00
Larne79.200.00
East Hertfordshire79.0772.09
Arun77.600.00
Warrington75.190.00
Nottingham73.230.79
Wirral71.430.00
Tewkesbury68.995.43
Southwark59.840.00
Edinburgh59.383.91
Bridgend57.360.00
Redditch56.820.00
North Lanarkshire56.800.00
Manchester56.000.00
Merthyr Tydfil51.560.78
Cheltenham50.400.00
East Ayrshire49.600.00
Pembrokeshire45.740.00
Swansea15.750.00
Derry14.960.00
Ballymoney8.730.00
Birmingham8.730.00
Ballymena6.350.00
Cookstown4.800.00
Newtownabbey4.800.00
Caerphilly3.200.80
Midlothian3.150.00
Devon3.120.00
West Wiltshire2.340.00
Waveney1.560.00
Northumberland1.550.00
Selby0.790.00
Carrickfergus0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Adur
  • Broxbourne
  • Caradon
  • Congleton
  • Derbyshire
  • East Hertfordshire
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Forest Heath
  • Hambleton
  • Melton
  • Merton
  • Portsmouth
  • Windsor and Maidenhead
  • Restormel
  • Rhondda Cynon Taff
  • Runnymede
  • Rutland
  • Trafford
  • Tynedale
  • Vale of Glamorgan
  • Wear Valley
  • Wolverhampton
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Carrickfergus
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Clackmannanshire
  • Rochdale
  • South Lanarkshire
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PDF testing

24.9% 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
50.24%
file/url/badpath
None
7.39%
file/url/badscheme
None
6.84%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
6.36%
file/url/offtop
None
5.62%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
5.59%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.83%
url/mail/exception
Exception while verifying email address
2.67%
file/html/badmeta
None
1.96%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
1.74%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
33.53%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
32.35%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
23.35%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
2.75%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
2.12%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.81%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
1.77%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
0.91%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
0.64%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
0.35%