October 2008/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    22 Oct 2008

  • Total URLs tested:

    262,982

  • Total tests run:

    85,554,742

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,292

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    5.63%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    55.43%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.45%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    5.08%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    75.44%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Carmarthenshire (http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/) - 1,456,429 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Easington (http://www.easington.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
North Down100.00100.00
South Bedfordshire100.00100.00
South Norfolk100.00100.00
Stockton-on-Tees100.00100.00
Surrey Heath100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
North Devon100.0099.22
Adur100.0099.21
Hyndburn100.0099.21
New Forest100.0099.20
Eden100.0098.41
Elmbridge100.0098.41
Broxtowe100.0097.67
North Cornwall100.0097.66
Hambleton100.0097.62
Mid Bedfordshire100.0097.62
Herefordshire100.0097.60
Shepway100.0096.90
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0096.88
Taunton Deane100.0096.85
Gedling100.0096.80
Merton100.0096.00
Slough100.0096.00
Stroud100.0095.28
Chester100.0095.24
Caradon100.0094.57
Durham City100.0094.44
Liverpool100.0093.60
Gwynedd100.0093.02
Kirklees100.0092.91
Derbyshire100.0092.13
Mid Sussex100.0092.06
Wrexham100.0092.06
Camden100.0091.41
Tynedale100.0091.27
Argyll &​ Bute100.0090.70
Calderdale100.0090.40
Worcester City Counc​il100.0089.84
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham100.0089.60
Warwick100.0089.15
Dover100.0086.72
Hillingdon100.0086.51
Oswestry100.0086.51
Rossendale100.0086.05
East Hertfordshire100.0085.16
Hounslow100.0084.13
Eastleigh100.0084.00
South Lakeland100.0084.00
Congleton100.0083.72
Waltham Forest100.0083.59
Tameside100.0082.95
Woking100.0082.81
Hertfordshire100.0081.89
Wellingborough100.0081.25
Restormel100.0080.95
South Bucks100.0080.95
Havering100.0080.80
Richmond upon Thames​100.0080.16
North Warwickshire100.0079.07
Castle Point100.0078.29
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0078.12
South Cambridgeshire​100.0077.17
Mendip100.0076.74
Rushmoor100.0075.78
Charnwood100.0075.59
Manchester100.0075.59
Bedfordshire100.0073.64
Bracknell Forest100.0073.44
Oldham100.0073.44
Shetland Islands100.0072.22
Cannock Chase100.0071.32
Spelthorne100.0071.32
Rugby100.0070.08
Sedgemoor100.0069.77
Solihull100.0069.60
Tandridge100.0069.53
Bristol100.0068.80
Southampton100.0068.25
Thanet100.0068.25
Mid Devon100.0067.44
Cherwell100.0066.67
Stafford100.0066.41
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.0066.40
States of Jersey100.0065.89
East Renfrewshire100.0065.35
Portsmouth100.0064.29
Pendle100.0062.79
Bromsgrove100.0059.52
Crewe and Nantwich100.0059.52
Angus100.0058.40
Belfast100.0056.80
Aberdeenshire100.0055.56
Kettering100.0054.26
Sheffield100.0052.00
South Staffordshire100.0051.94
Barrow-in-Furness100.0050.79
Redbridge100.0049.61
Vale of Glamorgan100.0047.66
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0046.83
Milton Keynes100.0046.09
Isles of Scilly100.0044.88
Trafford100.0044.44
East Riding of Yorks​hire100.0043.65
Aberdeen100.0042.64
Mansfield100.0041.86
Preston100.0040.94
St Helens100.0040.16
Forest of Dean100.0038.76
Eastbourne100.0033.60
Harlow100.0032.54
Aylesbury Vale100.0031.75
Hastings100.0028.80
Bassetlaw100.0027.78
Wyre100.0025.58
Teesdale100.0025.20
North Shropshire100.0023.20
South Ayrshire100.0021.60
Wokingham100.0020.47
Lancaster100.0019.05
Torfaen100.0018.75
Peterborough100.0017.32
Richmondshire100.0017.32
North East Derbyshir​e100.0016.54
West Oxfordshire100.0015.08
Chichester100.0014.29
Teignbridge100.0014.06
Chorley100.0010.85
Test Valley100.0010.24
Havant100.008.73
Carlisle100.008.66
West Dorset100.008.59
Stratford-on-Avon100.008.53
Chiltern100.006.20
Shropshire100.006.20
Macclesfield100.005.60
Cardiff100.005.51
West Dunbartonshire100.005.43
Nottinghamshire100.004.76
Hartlepool100.004.69
Bridgnorth100.003.15
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.003.12
Colchester100.003.12
Sevenoaks100.002.40
Great Yarmouth100.002.38
East Lindsey100.001.60
Redcar and Cleveland​100.001.60
Uttlesford100.001.59
Salford100.001.57
Buckinghamshire100.000.80
Gloucester100.000.80
Kennet100.000.80
North West Leicester​shire100.000.80
Bury100.000.79
Dacorum100.000.79
Lewes100.000.79
Rochford100.000.79
Ards100.000.78
Flintshire100.000.78
Watford100.000.78
Worthing100.000.78
Allerdale100.000.00
Amber Valley100.000.00
Antrim100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Ashford100.000.00
Ballymoney100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Barnsley100.000.00
Bath &​ North East Somerset​100.000.00
Bexley100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Braintree100.000.00
Brighton and Hove100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Broxbourne100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Ceredigion100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Cookstown100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Cotswold100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Derby100.000.00
Derbyshire Dales100.000.00
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 Northamptonshir​e100.000.00
East Sussex100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Greenwich100.000.00
Guildford100.000.00
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Harrogate100.000.00
Harrow100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
Inverclyde100.000.00
Isle of Anglesey100.000.00
Kent100.000.00
Kerrier100.000.00
King's Lynn &​ West Norfolk100.000.00
Kingston upon Thames​100.000.00
Lambeth100.000.00
Leeds100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Melton100.000.00
Moray100.000.00
Neath Port Talbot100.000.00
Newark and Sherwood100.000.00
Norfolk100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North East Lincolnsh​ire100.000.00
North Hertfordshire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Lincolnshire100.000.00
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.000.00
Oadby &​ Wigston100.000.00
Oxford100.000.00
Penwith100.000.00
Perth &​ Kinross100.000.00
Poole100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Purbeck100.000.00
Reading100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Rutland100.000.00
Sefton100.000.00
South Derbyshire100.000.00
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
Stoke-on-Trent100.000.00
Strabane100.000.00
Suffolk100.000.00
Suffolk Coastal100.000.00
Surrey100.000.00
Sutton100.000.00
Telford &​ Wrekin100.000.00
Three Rivers100.000.00
Torbay100.000.00
Torridge100.000.00
Tunbridge Wells100.000.00
Vale Royal100.000.00
Wakefield100.000.00
Wansbeck100.000.00
Waverley100.000.00
Wealden100.000.00
Welwyn Hatfield100.000.00
West Berkshire100.000.00
West Lancashire100.000.00
West Lindsey100.000.00
West Wiltshire100.000.00
Westminster100.000.00
Weymouth &​ Portland100.000.00
Wirral100.000.00
Wycombe100.000.00
York100.000.00
Luton99.2285.27
Essex99.2269.77
Ribble Valley99.2257.81
Malvern Hills99.2250.78
Redditch99.2235.16
Cumbria99.227.03
Blyth Valley99.223.88
Northampton99.220.78
Somerset99.220.78
Bedford99.220.00
Cambridgeshire99.220.00
Erewash99.220.00
Gloucestershire99.220.00
Hart99.220.00
Lewisham99.220.00
Plymouth99.220.00
Tendring99.220.00
Wigan99.220.00
Knowsley99.2170.63
Vale of White Horse99.2170.63
Canterbury99.2159.52
High Peak99.2133.07
Daventry99.2123.81
City of London99.210.79
Newtownabbey99.210.79
Babergh99.210.00
Broadland99.210.00
Dundee99.210.00
Falkirk99.210.00
Limavady99.210.00
Newcastle upon Tyne99.210.00
North Dorset99.210.00
North Tyneside99.210.00
Rother99.210.00
Tower Hamlets99.210.00
Wandsworth99.210.00
North Yorkshire99.2089.60
Fife99.2024.80
Omagh99.200.80
Brentwood99.200.00
Corby99.200.00
Coventry99.200.00
Denbighshire99.200.00
Hertsmere99.200.00
Kingston upon Hull99.200.00
Leicester99.200.00
Mid Suffolk99.200.00
Northamptonshire99.200.00
St Albans99.200.00
West Devon99.200.00
Wiltshire99.200.00
Burnley98.4576.74
Tewkesbury98.453.10
Newham98.451.55
Magherafelt98.450.78
Crawley98.450.00
Ipswich98.450.00
Maidstone98.450.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​98.450.00
North Wiltshire98.450.00
Winchester98.450.00
Dumfries and Gallowa​y98.440.00
Pembrokeshire98.440.00
Scarborough98.440.00
South Tyneside98.4373.23
Islington98.430.00
Leicestershire98.430.00
Sandwell98.430.00
South Kesteven98.4184.92
Isle of Wight98.4146.83
South Hams98.410.00
Swindon98.410.00
Sunderland98.4086.40
North Norfolk98.4073.60
Coleraine98.4055.20
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad98.4032.80
Lincoln98.403.20
Boston98.400.00
Cheshire98.400.00
Lisburn98.400.00
London Mayor98.400.00
Wolverhampton97.6757.36
Worcestershire97.6748.06
Barnet97.670.78
Edinburgh97.670.78
Medway97.670.00
North Somerset97.670.00
Middlesbrough97.660.00
South Holland97.6485.04
Sedgefield97.640.79
Huntingdonshire97.640.00
Ryedale97.640.00
South Somerset97.6243.65
South Shropshire97.626.35
Hackney97.620.00
Norwich97.6040.80
West Lothian97.608.00
Hampshire97.605.60
Caerphilly97.601.60
St Edmundsbury97.600.00
Dartford96.9048.06
Croydon96.900.00
Glasgow96.880.00
Blackpool96.830.00
Gosport96.800.80
Castle Morpeth96.800.00
Rotherham96.122.33
Darlington96.092.34
Epping Forest96.000.00
Maldon96.000.00
Gravesham95.350.00
East Dunbartonshire95.2826.77
Newport95.280.00
Moyle95.205.60
Staffordshire Moorla​nds94.5760.47
Basingstoke &​ Deane94.530.00
Wychavon94.4951.97
Oxfordshire94.440.00
Doncaster93.800.78
Salisbury93.750.00
Rhondda Cynon Taff93.7088.19
Swale93.700.00
Blaenau Gwent93.650.00
Alnwick93.600.00
Lancashire92.9111.81
Northumberland92.8623.02
Walsall92.8055.20
Newry and Mourne92.800.00
Bolton91.270.00
Warrington91.270.00
Carmarthenshire91.200.00
Swansea90.620.00
West Sussex90.4831.75
Reigate and Banstead​90.480.00
Enfield90.4069.60
Basildon90.400.00
Midlothian89.920.00
Horsham88.897.14
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar88.890.00
Fenland88.8020.00
Cambridge88.802.40
Berwick-Upon-Tweed88.800.00
West Somerset88.000.00
Ashfield86.400.00
Exeter86.0569.77
Nottingham85.830.00
East Lothian85.710.00
Chesterfield85.040.00
Orkney84.5037.21
Craigavon84.000.00
Monmouthshire82.400.00
Brent81.890.00
Larne81.750.00
Mole Valley78.120.00
Southend-on-Sea78.120.00
Wyre Forest76.380.00
Merthyr Tydfil75.970.78
Warwickshire75.400.00
Lichfield74.800.00
Arun73.810.00
Southwark73.020.00
Scottish Borders72.440.00
Halton65.600.00
North Lanarkshire64.000.00
Ballymena62.700.00
Cheltenham53.600.00
East Ayrshire40.800.00
Bridgend38.100.00
Bournemouth13.600.00
Birmingham10.320.00
Breckland4.760.00
Waveney2.330.00
Derry1.570.00
Devon1.570.00
Epsom &​ Ewell1.570.00
Carrickfergus0.800.00
Castlereagh0.000.00
East Staffordshire0.000.00
Fermanagh0.000.00
Selby0.000.00
Tamworth0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Barking & Dagenham
  • Broxtowe
  • Camden
  • Caradon
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Gwynedd
  • Harlow
  • North Devon
  • North Down
  • Redbridge
  • Rutland
  • Shepway
  • South Bedfordshire
  • Thurrock
  • Vale of Glamorgan
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Castlereagh
  • East Staffordshire
  • Fermanagh
  • Selby
  • Tamworth
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Chester-le-Street
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Derwentside
  • Rochdale
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Wear Valley
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PDF testing

25.3% 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
35.10%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
9.84%
file/url/offtop
None
9.77%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
9.02%
file/url/badpath
None
8.62%
file/url/badscheme
None
6.41%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
5.27%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
3.11%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.73%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
2.45%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
33.11%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
33.10%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
23.67%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
2.86%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
1.85%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.75%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
1.17%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
0.83%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
0.57%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
0.44%