October 2007/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    17 Oct 2007

  • Total URLs tested:

    244,808

  • Total tests run:

    79,654,250

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,525

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.41%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    51.13%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.65%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    5.28%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    73.92%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Carmarthenshire (http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/) - 1,473,586 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    South Norfolk (http://www.south-norfolk.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
Easington100.00100.00
East Renfrewshire100.00100.00
Herefordshire100.00100.00
North Devon100.00100.00
South Bedfordshire100.00100.00
Stockton-on-Tees100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Elmbridge100.0099.22
North Cornwall100.0099.22
Shepway100.0099.22
Gedling100.0099.21
Rhondda Cynon Taff100.0099.21
South Norfolk100.0099.20
Richmond upon Thames​100.0098.45
Dacorum100.0098.44
Liverpool100.0098.43
Portsmouth100.0098.40
Hounslow100.0097.66
Salford100.0097.64
Solihull100.0096.90
Durham City100.0096.88
New Forest100.0096.88
Mid Sussex100.0096.80
Stroud100.0096.12
Merton100.0096.03
Aylesbury Vale100.0096.00
Mansfield100.0095.28
Camden100.0095.24
Calderdale100.0095.20
Wear Valley100.0095.20
Caradon100.0094.57
Rotherham100.0094.53
Slough100.0094.44
Wycombe100.0094.40
Oldham100.0093.80
South Holland100.0093.75
Surrey Heath100.0093.65
Hambleton100.0093.60
Kirklees100.0092.86
Charnwood100.0092.80
Tynedale100.0092.80
Woking100.0092.80
North Warwickshire100.0092.25
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham100.0092.06
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.0090.40
Barrow-in-Furness100.0089.60
Wrexham100.0089.60
Warwick100.0088.89
Hertfordshire100.0088.00
Milton Keynes100.0088.00
Chester100.0087.20
Hastings100.0086.51
Mid Bedfordshire100.0086.51
Wellingborough100.0086.05
Richmondshire100.0085.83
South Bucks100.0084.25
Purbeck100.0084.00
Bristol100.0083.59
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0083.59
Tameside100.0082.68
Derbyshire100.0080.31
Broxbourne100.0080.00
Cannock Chase100.0079.07
Coventry100.0078.12
North Hertfordshire100.0078.12
South Cambridgeshire​100.0078.12
Exeter100.0077.34
Eastleigh100.0076.38
Teignbridge100.0076.38
Bedfordshire100.0075.97
Shetland Islands100.0075.59
Knowsley100.0074.40
Sedgemoor100.0073.64
Burnley100.0073.60
Tandridge100.0071.88
Torfaen100.0071.09
Winchester100.0070.87
Manchester100.0069.05
Restormel100.0067.97
States of Jersey100.0067.44
Pendle100.0066.67
South Lakeland100.0066.41
Southampton100.0066.14
Wansbeck100.0065.87
Congleton100.0065.60
Taunton Deane100.0065.35
Isles of Scilly100.0064.06
Mid Devon100.0064.06
South Staffordshire100.0063.78
Derbyshire Dales100.0062.02
Thanet100.0060.80
Wyre100.0060.63
Kettering100.0060.47
Rugby100.0060.16
Worcester City Counc​il100.0058.14
North East Derbyshir​e100.0055.91
Aberdeenshire100.0053.49
Eden100.0053.17
Bracknell Forest100.0050.40
Sunderland100.0050.00
Harlow100.0049.60
Forest of Dean100.0048.84
Havering100.0048.82
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0048.00
Preston100.0047.62
West Oxfordshire100.0045.60
Belfast100.0039.68
Waverley100.0038.28
Redbridge100.0037.60
Vale of Glamorgan100.0037.21
Eastbourne100.0036.51
Colchester100.0036.43
North Yorkshire100.0036.43
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0036.22
Stratford-on-Avon100.0036.00
Maidstone100.0034.13
Sheffield100.0033.60
Crewe and Nantwich100.0033.59
Ryedale100.0031.78
Lancaster100.0030.95
Allerdale100.0029.69
Teesdale100.0029.46
Epsom &​ Ewell100.0026.40
Chorley100.0025.58
Northumberland100.0023.44
Rutland100.0022.22
Ards100.0020.93
North Down100.0015.08
Scarborough100.0013.49
South Derbyshire100.0012.40
North Shropshire100.0011.90
Newcastle upon Tyne100.0011.81
Orkney100.0010.94
Oswestry100.0010.32
Hartlepool100.008.59
Chiltern100.008.53
Wokingham100.008.00
Ealing100.006.30
East Cambridgeshire100.006.25
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.005.56
North West Leicester​shire100.005.51
Alnwick100.005.43
Gosport100.004.80
Lichfield100.004.72
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.004.65
Lewes100.004.00
West Dorset100.003.88
Rushmoor100.003.12
Bridgnorth100.002.40
Watford100.002.36
Gloucester100.002.33
Test Valley100.001.59
Erewash100.001.55
Chester-le-Street100.000.80
Falkirk100.000.80
Dover100.000.79
North Lincolnshire100.000.79
St Helens100.000.79
Rochford100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Argyll &​ Bute100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Babergh100.000.00
Bassetlaw100.000.00
Bedford100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Braintree100.000.00
Breckland100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Broadland100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Bromsgrove100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Cherwell100.000.00
Chichester100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Cotswold100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Crawley100.000.00
Cumbria100.000.00
Derby100.000.00
Derwentside100.000.00
Dudley100.000.00
Dungannon100.000.00
Durham100.000.00
East Hampshire100.000.00
East Lindsey100.000.00
East Northamptonshir​e100.000.00
East Staffordshire100.000.00
East Sussex100.000.00
Fermanagh100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Great Yarmouth100.000.00
Hackney100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Harrogate100.000.00
Hertsmere100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.000.00
Huntingdonshire100.000.00
Inverclyde100.000.00
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
Leicester100.000.00
Lincoln100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Macclesfield100.000.00
Magherafelt100.000.00
Malvern Hills100.000.00
Melton100.000.00
Mid Suffolk100.000.00
Midlothian100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
Newark and Sherwood100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Somerset100.000.00
Omagh100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Oxfordshire100.000.00
Penwith100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Redditch100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Rossendale100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Sandwell100.000.00
Sefton100.000.00
Sevenoaks100.000.00
Shropshire100.000.00
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
Strabane100.000.00
Suffolk100.000.00
Suffolk Coastal100.000.00
Surrey100.000.00
Sutton100.000.00
Swindon100.000.00
Three Rivers100.000.00
Torridge100.000.00
Trafford100.000.00
Tunbridge Wells100.000.00
Vale Royal100.000.00
Wakefield100.000.00
Wandsworth100.000.00
Welwyn Hatfield100.000.00
West Berkshire100.000.00
West Dunbartonshire100.000.00
West Lancashire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
Westminster100.000.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad100.000.00
Wirral100.000.00
Worcestershire100.000.00
Wychavon100.000.00
York100.000.00
Mendip99.2281.25
Northampton99.2279.07
Ribble Valley99.2265.62
Reading99.2245.31
Castle Morpeth99.2237.98
Cardiff99.2223.44
Fife99.2222.48
Stirling99.2215.50
Gwynedd99.2211.72
Blyth Valley99.223.88
Cambridgeshire99.220.78
Castle Point99.220.00
Cheshire99.220.00
Greenwich99.220.00
Guildford99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Norfolk99.220.00
Oadby &​ Wigston99.220.00
Perth &​ Kinross99.220.00
Tendring99.220.00
Barking &​ Dagenham99.2199.21
South Tyneside99.2191.34
Moyle99.2173.02
Bath &​ North East Somerset​99.2161.11
Stafford99.2160.32
Neath Port Talbot99.2157.14
East Devon99.2150.39
High Peak99.2145.24
Ceredigion99.2132.28
Buckinghamshire99.210.79
Carlisle99.210.79
Redcar and Cleveland​99.210.79
Blackpool99.210.00
Blaenau Gwent99.210.00
Glasgow99.210.00
Leicestershire99.210.00
North Dorset99.210.00
Plymouth99.210.00
Somerset99.210.00
Weymouth &​ Portland99.210.00
Wigan99.210.00
Wiltshire99.210.00
Dartford99.2067.20
Canterbury99.2057.60
Worthing99.2048.80
Ashford99.2033.60
East Dunbartonshire99.2027.20
Fenland99.2017.60
Bexley99.200.00
Daventry99.200.00
Hillingdon99.200.00
South Hams99.200.00
St Edmundsbury99.200.00
Staffordshire Moorla​nds99.200.00
Luton98.4586.82
Conwy98.450.00
Ipswich98.450.00
Rother98.450.00
Stoke-on-Trent98.450.00
Essex98.4493.75
Hart98.4458.59
Croydon98.440.00
Denbighshire98.440.00
Gloucestershire98.440.00
Limavady98.440.00
Poole98.440.00
North Wiltshire98.430.00
West Devon98.430.00
North Norfolk98.4184.13
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk98.412.38
Uttlesford98.411.59
Lisburn98.410.00
North Tyneside98.410.00
Northamptonshire98.410.00
Angus98.4032.00
South Shropshire98.400.80
South Ayrshire98.400.00
Walsall97.6761.24
Isle of Wight97.6741.09
Wealden97.670.00
Dumfries and Gallowa​y97.660.00
West Sussex97.660.00
Darlington97.640.79
Dundee97.620.00
Nottinghamshire97.620.00
City of London97.600.00
Hyndburn97.600.00
Norwich96.8834.38
Barnet96.880.78
Telford &​ Wrekin96.880.78
Sedgefield96.8540.94
Medway96.830.00
South Kesteven96.8056.80
Coleraine96.8055.20
South Somerset96.8051.20
St Albans96.802.40
Brentwood96.800.00
Horsham96.800.00
London Mayor96.800.00
Newry and Mourne96.800.00
West Somerset96.800.00
Harrow96.1268.22
Pembrokeshire96.120.00
Salisbury96.120.00
Middlesbrough96.060.00
Hampshire96.0323.02
Enfield96.0076.80
Carmarthenshire96.000.00
Tower Hamlets96.000.00
West Lothian96.000.00
Corby95.353.10
Peterborough95.353.10
North East Lincolnsh​ire95.350.00
Newham95.314.69
Tamworth95.2833.86
Newcastle-under-Lyme​95.280.00
Broxtowe95.2454.76
Lancashire95.2012.00
Bolton94.490.00
South Northamptonshi​re94.490.00
Gravesham94.440.00
Banbridge94.400.00
Maldon94.400.00
Torbay94.400.00
Boston93.750.00
Ashfield93.650.00
Basingstoke &​ Deane93.650.00
Scottish Borders93.650.00
Down93.600.00
Barnsley93.020.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire92.863.97
Kent92.250.00
Basildon92.060.79
Warwickshire92.060.00
Edinburgh91.470.00
Havant91.3479.53
Epping Forest91.270.00
Nottingham91.270.00
Wolverhampton90.7076.74
Chesterfield90.620.00
Doncaster89.920.00
Vale of White Horse88.800.00
Berwick-Upon-Tweed88.000.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar87.400.00
Castlereagh87.306.35
Southwark86.610.00
Cambridge85.830.79
Flintshire85.830.00
Reigate and Banstead​85.270.00
Craigavon84.250.00
East Lothian84.250.00
Halton84.130.00
Monmouthshire83.590.00
Wyre Forest80.310.00
Mole Valley79.530.00
Waltham Forest78.400.00
East Hertfordshire78.2974.42
Swale77.950.00
Arun77.600.00
Warrington73.440.00
Newport72.220.00
Tewkesbury72.092.33
Larne72.000.00
Islington58.400.00
Merthyr Tydfil55.470.78
Cheltenham53.600.00
North Lanarkshire52.800.00
Bournemouth49.610.00
East Ayrshire47.200.00
Bridgend44.190.00
Derry20.630.00
Swansea14.730.00
Caerphilly13.600.00
Birmingham11.900.00
Ballymena7.140.00
Newtownabbey5.600.80
Cookstown4.800.00
Aberdeen3.883.10
West Wiltshire2.340.00
Ballymoney1.590.00
Selby0.790.00
Waveney0.790.00
Devon0.780.00
Carrickfergus0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Broadland
  • Camden
  • Easington
  • East Ayrshire
  • East Hertfordshire
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Redbridge
  • Restormel
  • Runnymede
  • Rutland
  • South Bedfordshire
  • Stafford
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Taunton Deane
  • Thanet
  • Thurrock
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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.

  • Brent
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Rochdale
  • South Lanarkshire
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PDF testing

23.7% 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
45.05%
file/url/offtop
None
9.09%
file/url/badscheme
None
7.41%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
6.34%
file/url/badpath
None
6.26%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
6.18%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
3.06%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
2.52%
url/mail/exception
Exception while verifying email address
2.41%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.27%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
30.86%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
29.90%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
28.65%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
2.65%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
1.98%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.58%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
1.55%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
1.14%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
0.65%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
0.62%