May 2008/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    22 May 2008

  • Total URLs tested:

    256,335

  • Total tests run:

    83,400,109

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,509

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    5.04%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    51.57%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.52%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    4.35%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    72.90%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Carmarthenshire (http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/) - 1,466,137 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Slough (http://www.slough.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
Easington100.00100.00
Liverpool100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Hyndburn100.0099.22
North Devon100.0099.22
Surrey Heath100.0099.22
Adur100.0099.21
Caradon100.0099.21
Elmbridge100.0099.21
North Cornwall100.0099.21
South Bedfordshire100.0099.21
Stockton-on-Tees100.0099.21
South Norfolk100.0099.20
Southampton100.0099.20
Chester-le-Street100.0098.45
Shepway100.0098.45
Slough100.0098.41
Kirklees100.0098.40
Mid Bedfordshire100.0098.40
New Forest100.0098.40
Salford100.0098.40
Hambleton100.0097.67
Gedling100.0096.90
Taunton Deane100.0096.90
Herefordshire100.0096.00
Merton100.0095.28
Milton Keynes100.0095.24
North Down100.0095.24
Chester100.0094.53
Durham City100.0094.44
Calderdale100.0094.40
Hounslow100.0094.40
Lewes100.0094.40
Dacorum100.0093.60
Broxtowe100.0093.02
Wrexham100.0092.86
Portsmouth100.0092.80
Wear Valley100.0092.25
Broxbourne100.0092.13
North Yorkshire100.0092.13
Camden100.0091.47
Melton100.0091.20
Mansfield100.0089.92
Stroud100.0089.84
Warwick100.0089.76
Hertfordshire100.0089.68
Woking100.0088.98
Dover100.0088.80
Hillingdon100.0088.19
Worcester City Counc​il100.0088.19
Eastleigh100.0088.10
Derbyshire100.0088.00
Richmond upon Thames​100.0088.00
Tynedale100.0087.40
Rotherham100.0086.72
Charnwood100.0085.71
East Hertfordshire100.0085.04
Hastings100.0084.92
South Bucks100.0083.33
South Tyneside100.0082.54
Sunderland100.0082.54
Redbridge100.0082.17
Restormel100.0082.03
Congleton100.0081.60
Oswestry100.0081.60
Teignbridge100.0081.40
Bracknell Forest100.0081.25
Essex100.0081.25
Harrow100.0080.47
Wellingborough100.0079.84
Purbeck100.0079.69
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.0079.20
Thanet100.0079.20
Knowsley100.0077.60
Shetland Islands100.0077.34
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0076.98
Tandridge100.0075.78
Bristol100.0075.20
Mendip100.0075.00
North Warwickshire100.0074.42
South Cambridgeshire​100.0074.40
Mid Devon100.0073.64
Manchester100.0072.87
Torfaen100.0072.00
Cherwell100.0070.31
Pendle100.0070.08
Isles of Scilly100.0069.77
Spelthorne100.0068.99
Bedfordshire100.0068.25
Cannock Chase100.0068.22
Wansbeck100.0066.67
Chichester100.0066.41
Teesdale100.0065.35
Dartford100.0064.80
Tameside100.0062.40
Crewe and Nantwich100.0060.00
Forest of Dean100.0059.69
Kettering100.0059.69
States of Jersey100.0057.81
Waltham Forest100.0053.91
Rugby100.0053.12
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0052.71
Stafford100.0050.78
Wychavon100.0049.21
South Staffordshire100.0048.82
Havering100.0048.80
Aberdeen100.0046.83
Argyll &​ Bute100.0045.67
Sheffield100.0045.67
Ceredigion100.0045.60
Allerdale100.0044.88
Isle of Wight100.0044.00
Preston100.0043.41
Aberdeenshire100.0043.20
Barrow-in-Furness100.0042.06
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0040.48
St Helens100.0039.68
Oldham100.0039.37
Vale of Glamorgan100.0039.06
Peterborough100.0035.16
Eastbourne100.0034.40
Test Valley100.0031.25
Shropshire100.0027.34
West Oxfordshire100.0027.20
Chorley100.0027.13
Richmondshire100.0025.00
North East Derbyshir​e100.0023.44
Harlow100.0023.20
Cardiff100.0021.26
Wyre100.0021.09
North Shropshire100.0020.00
Bassetlaw100.0018.60
Lancaster100.0017.46
Lincoln100.0014.73
Hampshire100.0010.40
Wokingham100.009.60
Bridgnorth100.008.73
Hartlepool100.008.53
Wycombe100.008.00
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.006.30
Tewkesbury100.006.25
Chiltern100.006.20
Edinburgh100.005.60
Nottinghamshire100.004.80
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.004.72
Ryedale100.004.65
Lichfield100.003.88
Colchester100.003.10
Watford100.002.40
Rossendale100.002.33
Gloucester100.001.59
Stratford-on-Avon100.001.57
Rushmoor100.001.55
Sedgemoor100.001.55
Rochford100.000.80
Eden100.000.79
Newtownabbey100.000.79
North West Leicester​shire100.000.79
Buckinghamshire100.000.78
Gwynedd100.000.78
Magherafelt100.000.78
North Hertfordshire100.000.78
Redcar and Cleveland​100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Ards100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Aylesbury Vale100.000.00
Ballymoney100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Bedford100.000.00
Berwick-Upon-Tweed100.000.00
Bexley100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Broadland100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Castle Point100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Cookstown100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Coventry100.000.00
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
Ealing100.000.00
East Cambridgeshire100.000.00
East Devon100.000.00
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
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Glasgow100.000.00
Great Yarmouth100.000.00
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Harrogate100.000.00
Hertsmere100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
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
Leicestershire100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Macclesfield100.000.00
Mid Suffolk100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
Newark and Sherwood100.000.00
Newcastle upon Tyne100.000.00
Norfolk100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North East Lincolnsh​ire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Lincolnshire100.000.00
Oadby &​ Wigston100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Penwith100.000.00
Plymouth100.000.00
Poole100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Sandwell100.000.00
Sefton100.000.00
Sevenoaks100.000.00
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
Wealden100.000.00
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
Wirral100.000.00
Worthing100.000.00
York100.000.00
Northampton99.2282.95
Ribble Valley99.2268.99
Bromsgrove99.2255.47
Redditch99.2236.43
East Dunbartonshire99.2235.66
Ashford99.2228.68
Blyth Valley99.222.33
Bath &​ North East Somerset​99.220.78
Omagh99.220.78
Bradford99.220.00
Braintree99.220.00
Devon99.220.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire99.220.00
Gloucestershire99.220.00
Islington99.220.00
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Maidstone99.220.00
Reading99.220.00
Stoke-on-Trent99.220.00
Swansea99.220.00
Rhondda Cynon Taff99.2196.06
South Lakeland99.2185.83
Fife99.2125.98
Carlisle99.217.14
Havant99.213.17
North Somerset99.210.79
Uttlesford99.210.79
Daventry99.210.00
Falkirk99.210.00
Greenwich99.210.00
Perth &​ Kinross99.210.00
Rother99.210.00
Wandsworth99.210.00
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham99.2088.80
Moyle99.2069.60
Orkney99.2048.80
Angus99.2032.00
Denbighshire99.200.80
North Tyneside99.200.80
Brentwood99.200.00
North Dorset99.200.00
South Hams99.200.00
West Devon99.200.00
Wigan99.200.00
Wiltshire99.200.00
Pembrokeshire98.450.00
Luton98.4475.78
Castlereagh98.440.00
Cotswold98.440.00
Kent98.440.00
Somerset98.440.00
Vale of White Horse98.440.00
Wolverhampton98.4359.84
Hart98.4355.91
Norwich98.4350.39
Canterbury98.4340.94
West Lothian98.430.00
South Somerset98.4184.13
Telford &​ Wrekin98.411.59
Cheshire98.410.00
Huntingdonshire98.410.00
Limavady98.410.00
Medway98.410.00
North Wiltshire98.410.00
Scarborough98.410.00
Mid Sussex98.4092.80
North Norfolk98.4076.80
Solihull98.4061.60
Coleraine98.4049.60
South Ayrshire98.4031.20
High Peak98.4029.60
South Shropshire98.408.80
Breckland98.401.60
Ipswich98.400.00
Lisburn98.400.00
Northamptonshire98.400.00
Oxfordshire98.400.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad98.400.00
Worcestershire97.6740.31
Guildford97.670.00
Hackney97.670.00
Rutland97.670.00
East Renfrewshire97.6663.28
Winchester97.6659.38
South Holland97.6490.55
Burnley97.6474.80
Babergh97.640.00
Sedgefield97.640.00
Tamworth97.6253.17
London Mayor97.620.00
Neath Port Talbot97.6066.40
Belfast97.6059.20
West Dorset97.605.60
Dumfries and Gallowa​y97.600.00
Tendring96.880.00
Dundee96.850.00
Basingstoke &​ Deane96.800.00
Tower Hamlets96.800.00
Cambridgeshire96.120.78
Salisbury96.120.00
Blackpool96.060.00
Horsham96.0323.02
Malvern Hills95.3542.64
Barnet95.350.78
Gravesham95.350.00
Middlesbrough95.240.00
Darlington95.203.20
Alnwick95.200.00
St Edmundsbury95.200.00
Exeter94.5791.47
Gosport94.570.00
Corby94.531.56
Walsall94.4959.84
Castle Morpeth94.490.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​94.440.79
St Albans94.403.20
Northumberland93.6033.60
Blaenau Gwent93.600.00
Enfield92.8671.43
Newry and Mourne92.800.00
Bolton92.000.00
Maldon92.000.00
Nottingham91.470.00
Newport91.270.00
Basildon91.200.00
Epping Forest91.200.00
Halton91.200.00
West Sussex90.7048.84
City of London90.700.00
Newham90.559.45
South Kesteven90.4061.60
Fenland90.4016.80
Boston90.400.00
Carmarthenshire90.400.00
Barnsley89.840.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar89.760.79
Swale89.680.00
Staffordshire Moorla​nds89.6049.60
Ashfield89.600.00
West Somerset89.600.00
Bournemouth88.800.00
Doncaster88.280.00
Flintshire86.510.00
Warwickshire86.400.00
Monmouthshire85.830.00
Scottish Borders85.710.00
Chesterfield85.040.00
Craigavon84.000.00
Southend-on-Sea82.680.00
South Northamptonshi​re82.540.00
Cambridge82.403.20
Brent81.100.00
Warrington80.000.00
Reigate and Banstead​78.740.00
East Lothian78.400.00
Arun77.600.00
Mole Valley77.340.00
North Lanarkshire76.800.00
Midlothian76.560.00
Merthyr Tydfil75.780.78
Wyre Forest75.190.00
Lancashire73.8111.11
Southwark71.650.00
Larne70.080.00
Ballymena61.900.00
Cheltenham52.000.00
East Ayrshire52.000.00
West Wiltshire39.845.47
Bridgend28.350.00
Torbay24.800.00
Birmingham14.840.00
Caerphilly8.001.60
Derry7.140.00
Waveney2.380.00
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.

  • Broadland
  • Camden
  • Caradon
  • Elmbridge
  • Hyndburn
  • Liverpool
  • Mid Bedfordshire
  • New Forest
  • North Devon
  • North Down
  • Runnymede
  • Shepway
  • South Bedfordshire
  • St Helens
  • Trafford
  • West Berkshire
  • Wyre
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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
  • Waverley
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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
39.26%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
12.60%
file/url/badpath
None
7.14%
file/url/badscheme
None
6.95%
file/url/offtop
None
6.51%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
6.31%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
6.00%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
3.10%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.39%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
2.20%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
33.30%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
33.28%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
23.37%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
2.55%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
1.76%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.70%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
1.60%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
0.90%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
0.53%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
0.41%