January 2008/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    22 Jan 2008

  • Total URLs tested:

    245,981

  • Total tests run:

    80,039,089

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,664

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.39%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    51.09%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.71%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    4.84%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    72.10%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Carmarthenshire (http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/) - 1,463,696 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    St Albans (http://www.stalbans.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
Easington100.00100.00
Elmbridge100.00100.00
Merton100.00100.00
South Bedfordshire100.00100.00
South Norfolk100.00100.00
Surrey Heath100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Salford100.0099.22
Shepway100.0099.22
Barking &​ Dagenham100.0099.21
East Renfrewshire100.0099.21
North Devon100.0099.21
North Down100.0099.21
Rhondda Cynon Taff100.0099.21
Southampton100.0099.21
Adur100.0099.20
Herefordshire100.0099.20
Stockton-on-Tees100.0099.20
North Cornwall100.0098.45
Mid Bedfordshire100.0098.41
Taunton Deane100.0097.67
Chester100.0097.64
Gedling100.0097.64
Mid Sussex100.0097.64
Caradon100.0097.62
Mansfield100.0096.90
New Forest100.0096.06
Calderdale100.0096.03
Chester-le-Street100.0095.31
Hyndburn100.0095.28
Slough100.0095.28
Aylesbury Vale100.0095.20
Havant100.0094.53
Eastleigh100.0094.49
Dacorum100.0094.40
Stroud100.0094.40
Hillingdon100.0093.75
Hounslow100.0093.65
Melton100.0093.60
Durham City100.0093.02
Essex100.0093.02
Milton Keynes100.0093.02
Dover100.0092.91
South Holland100.0092.91
Argyll &​ Bute100.0092.25
Warwick100.0092.25
Kirklees100.0092.06
Tynedale100.0091.34
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0091.20
Oldham100.0090.55
Wrexham100.0090.48
Ceredigion100.0089.15
Wear Valley100.0089.15
Camden100.0088.98
South Bucks100.0088.98
Wycombe100.0088.98
Wellingborough100.0088.37
Barrow-in-Furness100.0088.00
Rotherham100.0087.60
Hastings100.0086.51
Mendip100.0086.05
Coventry100.0085.83
Hambleton100.0085.16
Woking100.0084.92
Tandridge100.0084.38
North Warwickshire100.0084.25
Sunderland100.0083.33
Purbeck100.0082.95
Knowsley100.0082.40
Solihull100.0082.40
South Staffordshire100.0082.17
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.0081.75
Portsmouth100.0081.75
Hertfordshire100.0081.60
Richmond upon Thames​100.0081.40
South Lakeland100.0081.10
Teignbridge100.0079.53
Worthing100.0079.20
Charnwood100.0078.91
Broxbourne100.0077.34
South Cambridgeshire​100.0076.38
Harrow100.0075.97
South Tyneside100.0075.78
Bedfordshire100.0075.19
East Hertfordshire100.0075.19
Tameside100.0074.80
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.0074.40
North Norfolk100.0073.02
Wansbeck100.0072.80
Test Valley100.0072.66
Mid Devon100.0072.22
Chichester100.0072.09
Wyre100.0070.40
Falkirk100.0070.08
Rugby100.0069.53
Manchester100.0068.25
Shetland Islands100.0068.00
Pendle100.0067.44
States of Jersey100.0067.19
Waverley100.0065.87
Worcester City Counc​il100.0065.35
Cannock Chase100.0065.12
Torfaen100.0063.20
Forest of Dean100.0062.79
Bassetlaw100.0062.02
Congleton100.0061.72
Derbyshire100.0061.11
Isles of Scilly100.0059.38
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0058.59
Thanet100.0056.80
Bromsgrove100.0054.33
Belfast100.0053.97
Waltham Forest100.0052.80
Wychavon100.0052.34
Preston100.0048.06
Malvern Hills100.0046.88
Aberdeenshire100.0046.46
Eden100.0045.67
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0044.44
Allerdale100.0040.80
Redditch100.0040.62
Teesdale100.0038.58
Crewe and Nantwich100.0038.28
Eastbourne100.0037.30
Sheffield100.0032.81
Vale of Glamorgan100.0029.46
Ards100.0029.37
Lancaster100.0026.77
East Dunbartonshire100.0026.40
West Oxfordshire100.0026.40
Harlow100.0025.20
Chorley100.0023.44
North East Derbyshir​e100.0022.66
North Shropshire100.0022.22
Peterborough100.0021.43
Cardiff100.0018.60
Hartlepool100.0014.06
Bracknell Forest100.0013.60
Gosport100.0011.11
North West Leicester​shire100.0010.16
Scarborough100.009.30
Kettering100.008.59
Lewes100.008.00
Carlisle100.007.14
Wokingham100.007.09
Chiltern100.006.20
Colchester100.006.20
Ealing100.004.80
West Dorset100.004.72
Alnwick100.003.94
Lichfield100.003.94
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.003.91
Bridgnorth100.003.17
Rossendale100.002.38
Watford100.002.34
Great Yarmouth100.001.59
Nottinghamshire100.001.59
Restormel100.001.59
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.001.57
Stratford-on-Avon100.001.57
Shropshire100.001.55
St Helens100.000.80
Uttlesford100.000.80
Braintree100.000.79
Copeland100.000.79
East Northamptonshir​e100.000.79
Magherafelt100.000.79
North Lincolnshire100.000.79
Redcar and Cleveland​100.000.79
Rochford100.000.79
Sefton100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Ballymoney100.000.00
Bedford100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Broadland100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Cheshire100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Cookstown100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Crawley100.000.00
Cumbria100.000.00
Derby100.000.00
Derwentside100.000.00
Dudley100.000.00
Dungannon100.000.00
East Cambridgeshire100.000.00
East Hampshire100.000.00
East Staffordshire100.000.00
East Sussex100.000.00
Erewash100.000.00
Fermanagh100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Harrogate100.000.00
Havering100.000.00
Hertsmere100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
Inverclyde100.000.00
Isle of Anglesey100.000.00
Kennet100.000.00
Kerrier100.000.00
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk100.000.00
Kingston upon Hull100.000.00
Kingston upon Thames​100.000.00
Lambeth100.000.00
Leeds100.000.00
Leicester100.000.00
Leicestershire100.000.00
Lincoln100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Macclesfield100.000.00
Maidstone100.000.00
Mid Suffolk100.000.00
Midlothian100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
Newark and Sherwood100.000.00
Newcastle upon Tyne100.000.00
Newham100.000.00
Norfolk100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Somerset100.000.00
North Yorkshire100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Pembrokeshire100.000.00
Penwith100.000.00
Perth &​ Kinross100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Rother100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Rutland100.000.00
Ryedale100.000.00
Sevenoaks100.000.00
South Ayrshire100.000.00
South Derbyshire100.000.00
South Gloucestershir​e100.000.00
South Oxfordshire100.000.00
South Ribble100.000.00
Staffordshire100.000.00
Stevenage100.000.00
Stirling100.000.00
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 Devon100.000.00
West Lancashire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
Westminster100.000.00
Weymouth &​ Portland100.000.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad100.000.00
Wirral100.000.00
York100.000.00
Liverpool99.2296.88
North Hertfordshire99.2280.62
Ribble Valley99.2267.19
Isle of Wight99.2260.94
Stafford99.2256.59
Fife99.2226.56
Ashford99.2222.66
Blyth Valley99.222.33
Cambridgeshire99.221.55
Buckinghamshire99.220.78
Gwynedd99.220.78
Castle Point99.220.00
Cherwell99.220.00
Cotswold99.220.00
Derbyshire Dales99.220.00
Glasgow99.220.00
Ipswich99.220.00
Kent99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Sandwell99.220.00
Spelthorne99.220.00
West Lothian99.220.00
Exeter99.2173.81
Dartford99.2166.14
Oswestry99.2159.06
Neath Port Talbot99.2157.48
Hart99.2150.39
Canterbury99.2138.89
High Peak99.2133.33
South Shropshire99.212.38
Northampton99.210.79
Omagh99.210.79
Daventry99.210.00
Denbighshire99.210.00
Gloucestershire99.210.00
Hackney99.210.00
North Dorset99.210.00
Oadby &​ Wigston99.210.00
Poole99.210.00
Scottish Borders99.210.00
Somerset99.210.00
South Hams99.210.00
Wigan99.210.00
Wiltshire99.210.00
Angus99.2026.40
Devon99.200.00
Durham99.200.00
East Devon99.200.00
Edinburgh99.200.00
Oxfordshire99.200.00
Plymouth99.200.00
Winchester98.4551.16
Bath &​ North East Somerset​98.4548.84
Telford &​ Wrekin98.451.55
Castlereagh98.450.00
Croydon98.450.00
North Wiltshire98.450.00
Richmondshire98.4457.81
East Lindsey98.440.00
Greenwich98.440.00
Stoke-on-Trent98.440.00
Burnley98.4384.25
Luton98.4365.35
Reading98.4334.65
Northamptonshire98.430.79
Babergh98.430.00
Sedgefield98.430.00
Moyle98.4172.22
Vale of White Horse98.4153.97
Rushmoor98.413.17
Tendring98.410.79
Down98.410.00
Limavady98.410.00
Bexley98.400.00
Islington98.400.00
North Tyneside98.400.00
Guildford97.670.00
Wealden97.660.00
Lisburn97.620.00
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham97.6084.80
Worcestershire97.6036.00
Norwich97.6027.20
Fenland97.6014.40
Newry and Mourne97.600.00
Torbay97.600.00
Wolverhampton96.9076.74
Medway96.900.00
North East Lincolnsh​ire96.900.00
Swansea96.900.00
Broxtowe96.8860.16
Staffordshire Moorla​nds96.8857.03
South Somerset96.8576.38
Huntingdonshire96.850.00
Tamworth96.8323.81
Hampshire96.835.56
Darlington96.833.97
Tower Hamlets96.830.00
West Somerset96.830.00
Coleraine96.8049.60
Gloucester96.800.80
London Mayor96.800.00
Nottingham96.800.00
Walsall96.0666.93
Horsham96.067.09
Salisbury96.060.00
Castle Morpeth96.000.00
Barnet95.350.78
Boston95.310.00
Gravesham95.310.00
Lancashire95.2021.60
Enfield94.5762.02
Banbridge94.530.00
Redbridge94.4978.74
Blaenau Gwent94.440.00
Maldon94.400.00
South Northamptonshi​re94.400.00
Southwark93.800.00
Tewkesbury93.750.00
Northumberland93.7060.63
Monmouthshire93.700.00
City of London93.650.00
Middlesbrough93.600.00
Dumfries and Gallowa​y92.860.00
South Kesteven92.1956.25
Barnsley92.0661.90
East Riding of Yorks​hire92.062.38
Berwick-Upon-Tweed92.060.00
Basildon92.000.00
Bolton92.000.00
Carmarthenshire92.000.00
Ashfield91.200.00
Dundee91.200.00
Doncaster90.700.00
Orkney90.6232.81
West Sussex90.620.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar90.550.79
Basingstoke &​ Deane90.400.00
Southend-on-Sea89.840.00
Halton89.760.00
St Albans89.602.40
Flintshire88.280.00
Chesterfield88.100.00
Aberdeen87.500.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​84.800.00
Reigate and Banstead​84.250.00
Warwickshire84.130.00
Brent84.000.00
East Lothian83.590.00
Cambridge82.810.00
Craigavon82.400.00
Blackpool80.950.00
Mole Valley79.370.00
Bournemouth79.200.00
West Dunbartonshire77.950.00
Wyre Forest77.340.00
Newport77.170.00
Arun73.600.00
Larne71.430.00
Sedgemoor71.3247.29
Warrington70.870.00
North Lanarkshire68.250.00
St Edmundsbury62.401.60
Merthyr Tydfil62.020.00
Swale61.600.00
Cheltenham44.800.00
Bridgend44.000.00
East Ayrshire34.920.00
Brentwood23.020.00
Derry14.400.00
Breckland13.491.59
Birmingham13.280.00
Ballymena10.320.00
Newtownabbey8.000.80
Caerphilly6.351.59
Waveney3.120.00
West Wiltshire2.360.00
Selby0.800.00
Carrickfergus0.790.00
Epsom &​ Ewell0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Barking & Dagenham
  • Bassetlaw
  • Broxbourne
  • Conwy
  • Elmbridge
  • Leicestershire
  • Liverpool
  • Mid Bedfordshire
  • Milton Keynes
  • South Norfolk
  • South Bedfordshire
  • St Helens
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Stratford-on-Avon
  • Teignbridge
  • Thurrock
  • Trafford
  • Vale of Glamorgan
  • Wakefield
  • Worcester City Council
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Epsom & Ewell
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Bristol
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Corby
  • Epping Forest
  • Rochdale
  • South Lanarkshire
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PDF testing

27.7% 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
44.92%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
8.21%
file/url/badscheme
None
7.52%
file/url/badpath
None
7.10%
file/url/offtop
None
6.53%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
5.43%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.94%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.41%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
2.21%
url/mail/badsmtp
Mail server returned unexpected response
2.17%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
33.32%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
33.29%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
22.75%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
2.70%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
2.05%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
1.98%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.68%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
0.85%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
0.52%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
0.39%