March 2008/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    13 Mar 2008

  • Total URLs tested:

    254,447

  • Total tests run:

    82,802,187

  • Total number of PDF's:

    4,112

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.89%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    51.25%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.58%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    4.83%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    72.43%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Guildford (http://www.guildford.gov.uk/) - 44,052 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
Barking &​ Dagenham100.00100.00
East Renfrewshire100.00100.00
Herefordshire100.00100.00
Liverpool100.00100.00
Mid Bedfordshire100.00100.00
New Forest100.00100.00
North Devon100.00100.00
Salford100.00100.00
South Norfolk100.00100.00
Stockton-on-Tees100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
North Cornwall100.0099.22
Elmbridge100.0099.21
Adur100.0099.20
Easington100.0099.20
Caradon100.0098.45
Gedling100.0098.45
Merton100.0098.45
Shepway100.0098.45
Surrey Heath100.0098.45
Chester100.0098.43
Slough100.0098.40
Southampton100.0098.40
Chester-le-Street100.0097.67
North Down100.0097.64
Hounslow100.0097.62
South Bedfordshire100.0097.62
Calderdale100.0097.60
Hyndburn100.0097.60
Dover100.0096.83
Rhondda Cynon Taff100.0096.83
Hambleton100.0096.09
Taunton Deane100.0096.09
Dacorum100.0096.03
Aylesbury Vale100.0096.00
Milton Keynes100.0095.28
Kirklees100.0094.44
Mid Sussex100.0093.65
Warwick100.0092.25
Melton100.0092.06
Oldham100.0092.06
Wear Valley100.0091.47
Durham City100.0091.34
Camden100.0089.92
Hillingdon100.0089.92
Hastings100.0089.76
Stroud100.0089.76
Sunderland100.0089.68
Tynedale100.0089.60
Eastleigh100.0088.89
Wrexham100.0088.89
Spelthorne100.0088.37
Derbyshire100.0087.30
Mansfield100.0086.82
North Warwickshire100.0086.82
Richmond upon Thames​100.0086.51
Hertfordshire100.0085.60
South Tyneside100.0085.60
Mendip100.0084.50
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0084.25
Rotherham100.0083.33
South Holland100.0082.81
Bracknell Forest100.0082.54
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham100.0082.54
Wycombe100.0082.54
Wellingborough100.0082.17
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0081.40
South Bucks100.0081.25
Teignbridge100.0081.25
Charnwood100.0081.10
Redbridge100.0081.10
Purbeck100.0080.62
Congleton100.0080.31
Restormel100.0080.31
South Cambridgeshire​100.0079.37
Knowsley100.0078.40
Tandridge100.0078.12
Harrow100.0077.52
Woking100.0076.98
Worthing100.0076.00
East Hertfordshire100.0073.23
Broxbourne100.0072.22
Ceredigion100.0071.88
Cannock Chase100.0071.32
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.0071.20
Chichester100.0070.87
Bedfordshire100.0070.54
Torfaen100.0070.08
Isles of Scilly100.0069.77
Pendle100.0068.99
Wansbeck100.0068.80
Manchester100.0068.25
Mid Devon100.0067.97
Exeter100.0067.44
Rugby100.0067.19
States of Jersey100.0066.67
Teesdale100.0064.84
Stafford100.0064.57
Gateshead100.0064.29
Belfast100.0063.78
North Hertfordshire100.0063.57
Worcester City Counc​il100.0062.70
Thanet100.0060.00
Waverley100.0060.00
South Staffordshire100.0058.91
Shetland Islands100.0058.73
Kettering100.0053.54
Test Valley100.0053.12
Wyre100.0052.71
Aberdeenshire100.0052.00
Oswestry100.0051.59
Waltham Forest100.0051.59
Wychavon100.0050.40
Eden100.0049.22
Forest of Dean100.0048.00
Preston100.0047.29
Crewe and Nantwich100.0047.20
Orkney100.0045.24
Bromsgrove100.0044.96
Eastbourne100.0042.40
North Shropshire100.0040.80
St Helens100.0040.80
Sheffield100.0040.48
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0040.48
Vale of Glamorgan100.0039.53
Aberdeen100.0037.21
North East Derbyshir​e100.0035.16
Allerdale100.0033.33
Isle of Wight100.0029.60
Barrow-in-Furness100.0022.05
Reading100.0021.88
Ryedale100.0021.71
Cardiff100.0020.16
West Oxfordshire100.0020.00
Lancaster100.0019.69
Harlow100.0018.75
Chorley100.0018.60
Bassetlaw100.0017.83
Lincoln100.0015.75
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.0014.17
Shropshire100.0014.06
Carlisle100.009.60
Hartlepool100.008.53
Bridgnorth100.008.00
Gosport100.006.35
North Yorkshire100.006.35
West Dorset100.006.30
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.006.25
Wokingham100.006.25
Chiltern100.006.20
Ealing100.005.60
Edinburgh100.005.60
Peterborough100.005.51
Alnwick100.005.47
Great Yarmouth100.004.72
Lichfield100.003.91
Stratford-on-Avon100.003.91
Ards100.003.10
Watford100.002.40
Rossendale100.002.38
Colchester100.001.60
Sevenoaks100.001.60
Uttlesford100.000.80
Argyll &​ Bute100.000.79
Gloucester100.000.79
Redcar and Cleveland​100.000.79
Gwynedd100.000.78
North West Leicester​shire100.000.78
Pembrokeshire100.000.78
Rochford100.000.78
Sefton100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Ballymoney100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Braintree100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Broadland100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Broxtowe100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Cherwell100.000.00
Cheshire100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Cookstown100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Crawley100.000.00
Croydon100.000.00
Cumbria100.000.00
Derby100.000.00
Derbyshire Dales100.000.00
Derwentside100.000.00
Down100.000.00
Dudley100.000.00
Dungannon100.000.00
Durham100.000.00
East Cambridgeshire100.000.00
East Hampshire100.000.00
East Lindsey100.000.00
East Northamptonshir​e100.000.00
East Staffordshire100.000.00
East Sussex100.000.00
Erewash100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Glasgow100.000.00
Gloucestershire100.000.00
Greenwich100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Harrogate100.000.00
Havant100.000.00
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
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Macclesfield100.000.00
Magherafelt100.000.00
Maidstone100.000.00
Mid Suffolk100.000.00
Midlothian100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
Newark and Sherwood100.000.00
Newcastle upon Tyne100.000.00
Norfolk100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Lincolnshire100.000.00
Nottinghamshire100.000.00
Oadby &​ Wigston100.000.00
Omagh100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Oxfordshire100.000.00
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
South Derbyshire100.000.00
South Gloucestershir​e100.000.00
South Hams100.000.00
South Oxfordshire100.000.00
South Ribble100.000.00
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
Tunbridge Wells100.000.00
Vale Royal100.000.00
Wakefield100.000.00
Wandsworth100.000.00
Wealden100.000.00
Welwyn Hatfield100.000.00
West Berkshire100.000.00
West Devon100.000.00
West Lancashire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
Weymouth &​ Portland100.000.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad100.000.00
Wirral100.000.00
York100.000.00
Bristol99.2276.56
Sedgemoor99.2275.97
Ribble Valley99.2265.89
Norwich99.2253.49
Redditch99.2239.84
Richmondshire99.2236.43
Ashford99.2225.78
Rushmoor99.228.53
Tewkesbury99.225.43
Blyth Valley99.223.91
North Somerset99.220.78
Bedford99.220.00
Denbighshire99.220.00
Ipswich99.220.00
Sandwell99.220.00
Staffordshire99.220.00
Northampton99.2182.54
Portsmouth99.2181.75
Tameside99.2176.19
Essex99.2171.65
Moyle99.2169.84
Canterbury99.2151.18
Fife99.2126.77
South Shropshire99.214.76
Buckinghamshire99.210.79
Newtownabbey99.210.79
Brentwood99.210.00
Devon99.210.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire99.210.00
Hammersmith &​ Fulham99.210.00
North Tyneside99.210.00
Poole99.210.00
South Ayrshire99.210.00
Tendring99.210.00
Westminster99.210.00
Wigan99.210.00
Wiltshire99.210.00
Neath Port Talbot99.2077.60
East Dunbartonshire99.2028.00
Angus99.2024.80
Hampshire99.2013.60
Cotswold99.200.00
Daventry99.200.00
Dundee99.200.00
Fylde99.200.00
North Dorset99.200.00
Plymouth99.200.00
Trafford99.200.00
Bath &​ North East Somerset​98.450.78
Guildford98.450.00
Kent98.450.00
North Norfolk98.4476.56
Luton98.4468.75
Wolverhampton98.4465.62
Telford &​ Wrekin98.440.78
City of London98.440.00
Hackney98.440.00
North Wiltshire98.440.00
Sedgefield98.440.00
West Lothian98.440.00
South Lakeland98.4381.10
Malvern Hills98.4353.54
Coventry98.4186.51
Breckland98.411.59
Somerset98.410.79
Dumfries and Gallowa​y98.410.00
East Devon98.410.00
Huntingdonshire98.410.00
Limavady98.410.00
Northamptonshire98.410.00
Scarborough98.410.00
Vale of White Horse98.410.00
Coleraine98.4048.80
Dartford98.4047.20
High Peak98.4036.00
Solihull98.404.00
Falkirk98.400.00
Stoke-on-Trent98.400.00
Castlereagh97.920.00
Worcestershire97.6737.21
Lewisham97.670.00
Burnley97.6678.91
Corby97.661.56
Lisburn97.620.00
Hart97.6063.20
Babergh97.600.00
Newry and Mourne97.600.00
Castle Point96.900.00
Tamworth96.8824.22
Fenland96.8315.87
Horsham96.8012.80
Bexley96.800.00
London Mayor96.800.00
St Edmundsbury96.800.00
Tower Hamlets96.800.00
West Somerset96.800.00
Boston96.060.00
South Somerset96.0364.29
Bournemouth96.030.00
South Northamptonshi​re96.030.00
Cambridgeshire95.350.78
Gravesham95.350.00
Southend-on-Sea95.280.00
Middlesbrough95.240.00
Salisbury95.240.00
Lancashire95.2016.80
Darlington95.203.20
Basingstoke &​ Deane95.200.00
Walsall94.5750.39
Barnet94.570.78
Swansea94.530.00
Castle Morpeth94.400.00
Maldon94.400.00
Winchester93.8047.29
Carmarthenshire93.800.00
Northumberland93.6533.33
Basildon93.600.00
Blaenau Gwent93.600.00
Staffordshire Moorla​nds92.9743.75
Newcastle-under-Lyme​92.800.00
Barnsley92.2568.99
North East Lincolnsh​ire92.250.00
South Kesteven92.1369.29
Bolton92.060.00
Enfield92.0056.00
Newham91.478.53
Islington90.480.00
Ashfield90.400.00
West Sussex89.7642.52
Berwick-Upon-Tweed89.680.00
Epping Forest89.600.80
St Albans88.800.80
Chesterfield88.190.00
Medway86.820.00
Reigate and Banstead​86.050.00
Doncaster85.940.00
Cambridge85.831.57
Flintshire85.160.00
Swale84.250.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar84.130.79
East Lothian83.460.00
Blackpool81.890.00
Craigavon80.950.00
Larne80.950.00
Brent80.800.00
Warrington79.530.00
Warwickshire78.910.00
Scottish Borders78.400.00
Mole Valley77.950.00
Arun77.600.00
Halton77.600.00
Nottingham77.340.00
Monmouthshire76.560.00
Wyre Forest73.440.00
Newport71.650.00
West Dunbartonshire70.080.00
Merthyr Tydfil66.400.00
North Lanarkshire59.200.00
Cheltenham51.200.00
Southwark41.730.00
Bridgend40.800.00
Torbay40.000.80
East Ayrshire25.000.00
Lewes22.4016.80
Ballymena10.940.00
Birmingham9.520.00
Derry8.800.00
Caerphilly8.001.60
West Wiltshire3.170.00
Waveney2.330.00
Epsom &​ Ewell1.560.00
Carrickfergus0.800.00
Selby0.790.00
Fermanagh0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Bassetlaw
  • Belfast
  • Caradon
  • Elmbridge
  • Exeter
  • Harlow
  • Herefordshire
  • Hyndburn
  • North Down
  • Shepway
  • South Bedfordshire
  • South Ribble
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Thanet
  • Thurrock
  • Tynedale
  • Vale of Glamorgan
  • West Berkshire
  • Wirral
  • Wrexham
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Fermanagh
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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

26.7% 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
41.78%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
9.06%
file/url/badpath
None
7.28%
file/url/badscheme
None
6.79%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
6.61%
file/url/offtop
None
6.25%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
5.03%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.77%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.33%
url/mail/exception
Exception while verifying email address
2.28%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
28.22%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
28.16%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
12.05%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
7.63%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
6.31%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
5.31%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
4.78%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
3.18%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
1.70%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
1.21%