July 2008/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    22 Jul 2008

  • Total URLs tested:

    260,986

  • Total tests run:

    84,901,128

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,103

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.31%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    52.62%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.42%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    5.08%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    74.13%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Guildford (http://www.guildford.gov.uk/) - 43,001 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Caerphilly (http://www.caerphilly.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
Caradon100.00100.00
Elmbridge100.00100.00
Liverpool100.00100.00
North Down100.00100.00
Salford100.00100.00
South Norfolk100.00100.00
Stockton-on-Tees100.00100.00
Surrey Heath100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Slough100.0099.22
Adur100.0099.21
New Forest100.0099.21
North Cornwall100.0099.21
Easington100.0099.20
Hyndburn100.0099.20
Chester-le-Street100.0098.44
Shepway100.0098.43
South Bedfordshire100.0098.41
Gedling100.0098.40
Mid Bedfordshire100.0098.40
Taunton Deane100.0097.67
North Devon100.0097.64
Hounslow100.0097.60
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0096.90
Merton100.0096.85
Hambleton100.0096.12
Herefordshire100.0096.00
Broxtowe100.0095.31
Durham City100.0094.53
Calderdale100.0094.44
Milton Keynes100.0094.44
Lewes100.0094.40
Mid Sussex100.0094.40
Dover100.0093.80
Gwynedd100.0093.80
Stroud100.0093.75
Richmond upon Thames​100.0092.19
Sunderland100.0092.13
Wrexham100.0092.06
Tynedale100.0091.20
Warwick100.0090.70
Camden100.0089.92
Wear Valley100.0089.84
Chester100.0089.68
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham100.0089.68
Worcester City Counc​il100.0087.60
Havering100.0087.40
East Hertfordshire100.0087.30
Eastleigh100.0087.20
Derbyshire100.0086.72
Hillingdon100.0085.16
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0084.00
Bracknell Forest100.0083.46
Hertfordshire100.0083.33
Wellingborough100.0082.95
North Yorkshire100.0082.81
Portsmouth100.0081.75
Oswestry100.0081.60
Hastings100.0080.95
Congleton100.0080.62
Essex100.0080.62
Teignbridge100.0080.47
South Tyneside100.0080.00
Purbeck100.0079.37
Southampton100.0079.07
Harrow100.0078.29
South Cambridgeshire​100.0076.98
Shetland Islands100.0076.38
South Bucks100.0076.38
Knowsley100.0076.19
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.0076.00
Woking100.0075.00
Bedfordshire100.0074.60
Manchester100.0074.02
Restormel100.0073.64
Isles of Scilly100.0073.44
Mendip100.0073.02
Cherwell100.0072.87
Bristol100.0071.20
States of Jersey100.0071.09
Tandridge100.0070.87
Spelthorne100.0070.08
Torfaen100.0068.80
Cannock Chase100.0068.22
Charnwood100.0066.67
Mid Devon100.0066.67
Tameside100.0066.67
Rugby100.0066.41
Richmondshire100.0065.89
Chichester100.0065.62
Pendle100.0065.12
Belfast100.0061.90
Thanet100.0059.69
Teesdale100.0059.52
Barrow-in-Furness100.0057.81
East Renfrewshire100.0057.81
Kettering100.0057.81
Bromsgrove100.0056.35
Redbridge100.0053.91
Aberdeenshire100.0052.76
Vale of Glamorgan100.0051.18
Wychavon100.0049.61
Stafford100.0048.82
Forest of Dean100.0048.06
Aberdeen100.0046.46
Allerdale100.0046.46
South Staffordshire100.0046.03
Waltham Forest100.0046.03
Sheffield100.0045.67
Argyll &​ Bute100.0044.00
Crewe and Nantwich100.0044.00
Eastbourne100.0043.31
Preston100.0042.97
Harlow100.0042.06
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0041.27
Aylesbury Vale100.0039.68
St Helens100.0039.68
Peterborough100.0037.80
Shropshire100.0032.80
South Ayrshire100.0028.91
North Shropshire100.0028.12
West Oxfordshire100.0026.40
North East Derbyshir​e100.0026.36
Lancaster100.0024.80
Ryedale100.0017.97
Hampshire100.0017.46
Wyre100.0016.54
Test Valley100.0014.84
Cardiff100.0012.00
Havant100.008.66
Chorley100.007.75
Wycombe100.007.14
Hartlepool100.007.03
Chiltern100.006.20
Rushmoor100.005.47
Sedgemoor100.005.43
Wokingham100.004.72
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.004.65
Bridgnorth100.004.00
West Dorset100.003.91
Lichfield100.003.88
Bassetlaw100.003.20
Lincoln100.003.10
Stratford-on-Avon100.002.40
Watford100.002.40
Edinburgh100.002.36
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.002.34
Great Yarmouth100.001.60
Redcar and Cleveland​100.001.60
Sevenoaks100.001.60
Barnsley100.001.59
Nottinghamshire100.001.59
Cumbria100.001.55
Braintree100.000.80
Buckinghamshire100.000.80
Dacorum100.000.80
Gloucester100.000.79
Newtownabbey100.000.79
North West Leicester​shire100.000.79
West Lancashire100.000.79
Bury100.000.78
Magherafelt100.000.78
North Hertfordshire100.000.78
Rochford100.000.78
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Ards100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Ashford100.000.00
Ballymoney100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Bedford100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Broxbourne100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Castle Point100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Cheshire100.000.00
Colchester100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Cookstown100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Coventry100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Derby100.000.00
Derbyshire Dales100.000.00
Derwentside100.000.00
Down100.000.00
Dudley100.000.00
Dungannon100.000.00
Ealing100.000.00
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
Eden100.000.00
Falkirk100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Greenwich100.000.00
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
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk100.000.00
Kingston upon Thames​100.000.00
Lambeth100.000.00
Leeds100.000.00
Leicester100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Macclesfield100.000.00
Melton100.000.00
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
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
Rossendale100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Sefton100.000.00
South Gloucestershir​e100.000.00
South Northamptonshi​re100.000.00
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
Telford &​ Wrekin100.000.00
Tewkesbury100.000.00
Torridge100.000.00
Trafford100.000.00
Tunbridge Wells100.000.00
Vale Royal100.000.00
Wakefield100.000.00
Wansbeck100.000.00
Wealden100.000.00
Welwyn Hatfield100.000.00
West Berkshire100.000.00
West Dunbartonshire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
Westminster100.000.00
Weymouth &​ Portland100.000.00
Wirral100.000.00
York100.000.00
South Lakeland99.2285.16
Luton99.2271.88
Wolverhampton99.2268.99
Ribble Valley99.2263.57
Malvern Hills99.2248.84
Redditch99.2238.28
Fife99.2227.91
Rotherham99.222.33
Blyth Valley99.221.56
Northampton99.220.78
Cambridgeshire99.220.00
Durham99.220.00
East Devon99.220.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire99.220.00
Erewash99.220.00
Islington99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Mid Suffolk99.220.00
Neath Port Talbot99.220.00
Poole99.220.00
Sandwell99.220.00
South Derbyshire99.220.00
Stoke-on-Trent99.220.00
Tendring99.220.00
Three Rivers99.220.00
Waverley99.220.00
Wigan99.220.00
Ceredigion99.2142.52
Isle of Wight99.2136.22
Moyle99.217.94
Carlisle99.217.14
Uttlesford99.210.79
Brentwood99.210.00
Crawley99.210.00
Dundee99.210.00
Gloucestershire99.210.00
Guildford99.210.00
Hackney99.210.00
Maidstone99.210.00
Mansfield99.210.00
Reading99.210.00
Rother99.210.00
Scarborough99.210.00
Somerset99.210.00
South Hams99.210.00
Wandsworth99.210.00
Wiltshire99.210.00
Worthing99.210.00
Kirklees99.2092.00
Oldham99.2082.40
Dartford99.2056.00
Angus99.2032.80
Denbighshire99.200.80
Berwick-Upon-Tweed99.200.00
Bexley99.200.00
Kingston upon Hull99.200.00
North Dorset99.200.00
West Devon99.200.00
Castlereagh98.450.00
Pembrokeshire98.450.00
Winchester98.450.00
Burnley98.4470.31
City of London98.440.00
Swindon98.440.00
South Somerset98.4362.99
Canterbury98.4355.12
North Tyneside98.430.79
Sedgefield98.430.00
Vale of White Horse98.4153.17
High Peak98.4132.54
South Shropshire98.413.97
Cotswold98.410.00
Daventry98.410.00
North Wiltshire98.410.00
Plymouth98.410.00
North Norfolk98.4089.60
Hart98.4058.40
Coleraine98.4043.20
Bath &​ North East Somerset​98.404.80
Broadland98.400.00
Ipswich98.400.00
Limavady98.400.00
Lisburn98.400.00
Northamptonshire98.400.00
Rutland98.400.00
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad98.400.00
Worcestershire97.6736.43
Blackpool97.670.00
Gosport97.660.00
South Holland97.6492.13
Corby97.622.38
Babergh97.620.00
Medway97.620.00
Tower Hamlets97.620.00
Huntingdonshire97.600.00
London Mayor97.600.00
Croydon96.900.00
Alnwick96.850.00
Glasgow96.850.00
Kent96.850.00
Tamworth96.8351.59
Rhondda Cynon Taff96.8084.80
Norwich96.8055.20
East Dunbartonshire96.8025.60
St Albans96.801.60
Leicestershire96.800.00
Basingstoke &​ Deane96.120.00
Barnet96.090.78
Castle Morpeth96.060.00
Maldon96.001.60
Epping Forest96.000.00
Swansea96.000.00
Gravesham95.310.00
Enfield95.2465.87
Walsall95.2457.14
Scottish Borders95.240.00
Solihull95.2085.60
Newry and Mourne95.200.00
St Edmundsbury95.200.00
Doncaster94.5350.78
Newham94.535.47
Darlington94.533.12
Middlesbrough94.530.00
Salisbury94.530.00
Lancashire94.4015.20
Horsham93.8013.18
Northumberland93.6534.13
Fenland92.8616.67
Basildon92.860.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​92.860.00
Oxfordshire92.860.00
Orkney92.8048.00
Blaenau Gwent92.190.00
South Kesteven91.3471.65
Boston91.270.00
West Lothian91.270.00
North Warwickshire90.7082.95
Bolton90.550.00
Southwark90.400.00
Carmarthenshire89.920.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar88.800.80
West Sussex87.4034.65
East Lothian87.400.00
Flintshire87.400.00
West Somerset87.300.00
Chesterfield86.720.00
Halton85.710.00
Dumfries and Gallowa​y85.040.00
Cambridge84.803.20
Exeter83.7275.97
Staffordshire Moorla​nds83.7256.59
Warrington81.890.00
Southend-on-Sea81.250.00
Monmouthshire80.470.00
Craigavon80.160.00
Larne80.000.00
Wyre Forest80.000.00
Newport79.530.00
Ashfield79.200.00
Reigate and Banstead​78.740.00
Mole Valley78.290.00
Midlothian76.980.00
Merthyr Tydfil76.190.79
Brent75.970.00
Arun73.600.00
Warwickshire72.660.00
Ballymena63.280.00
Swale61.720.00
North Lanarkshire56.800.00
Cheltenham47.200.00
Bridgend45.240.00
East Ayrshire40.000.00
Bournemouth15.200.00
Nottingham11.810.00
Caerphilly9.602.40
Birmingham7.200.00
Breckland6.350.00
Derry6.350.00
West Wiltshire3.150.00
Epsom &​ Ewell1.570.00
Carrickfergus0.800.00
Waveney0.790.00
Devon0.000.00
Fermanagh0.000.00
Selby0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Broadland
  • Elmbridge
  • Gosport
  • Lincoln
  • Liverpool
  • Mid Bedfordshire
  • North Down
  • Runnymede
  • South Bedfordshire
  • South Ribble
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Thurrock
  • Tynedale
  • Vale of Glamorgan
  • Wakefield
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Devon
  • Fermanagh
  • Selby
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Clackmannanshire
  • Rochdale
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Torbay
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PDF testing

23.2% 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
39.45%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
10.34%
file/url/offtop
None
9.27%
file/url/badscheme
None
7.19%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
6.48%
file/url/badpath
None
5.97%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
3.64%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
2.94%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
2.84%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.61%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
27.07%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
26.98%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
12.00%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
8.69%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
6.28%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
5.71%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
5.24%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
2.75%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
1.65%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
1.46%