November 2008/UK Local Government



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    24 Nov 2008

  • Total URLs tested:

    258,877

  • Total tests run:

    84,217,081

  • Total number of PDF's:

    3,156

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.99%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    53.99%

  • Pages missing a title:

    0.48%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    5.02%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    74.75%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Guildford (http://www.guildford.gov.uk/) - 43,230 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    South Norfolk (http://www.south-norfolk.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
Adur100.00100.00
Barking &​ Dagenham100.00100.00
Camden100.00100.00
Caradon100.00100.00
Hyndburn100.00100.00
North Devon100.00100.00
North Down100.00100.00
South Norfolk100.00100.00
Stockton-on-Tees100.00100.00
Thurrock100.00100.00
Elmbridge100.0099.22
Taunton Deane100.0099.22
Salford100.0099.21
Easington100.0099.20
North Cornwall100.0098.45
Shepway100.0098.45
Herefordshire100.0098.43
Liverpool100.0098.41
Mid Bedfordshire100.0098.41
South Bedfordshire100.0098.41
Broxtowe100.0097.67
Hillingdon100.0097.67
Ellesmere Port &​ Neston100.0097.64
Slough100.0097.62
Portsmouth100.0096.12
Gedling100.0095.28
Merton100.0095.28
Brentwood100.0094.40
Chester100.0094.40
Lewes100.0094.40
Gwynedd100.0093.02
Argyll &​ Bute100.0091.41
Stroud100.0091.41
Durham City100.0091.27
Tameside100.0091.27
Mid Sussex100.0091.20
New Forest100.0090.70
Kirklees100.0090.55
South Bucks100.0089.76
Derbyshire100.0089.68
Surrey Heath100.0089.68
Waltham Forest100.0089.68
Knowsley100.0089.60
Tynedale100.0089.60
Hounslow100.0088.98
Worcester City Counc​il100.0088.10
Rossendale100.0086.82
Eastleigh100.0086.51
Shrewsbury &​ Atcham100.0086.40
Warwick100.0085.71
Calderdale100.0085.04
Trafford100.0084.25
Solihull100.0084.00
Richmond upon Thames​100.0083.33
Congleton100.0082.95
Restormel100.0082.54
South Tyneside100.0080.80
Mansfield100.0080.62
Castle Point100.0080.47
South Lakeland100.0080.31
Woking100.0079.37
Spelthorne100.0078.91
Wellingborough100.0078.91
Kensington &​ Chelsea100.0078.40
North Yorkshire100.0078.40
East Hertfordshire100.0078.29
Isles of Scilly100.0078.29
North Warwickshire100.0076.56
Tandridge100.0076.56
South Holland100.0076.38
South Cambridgeshire​100.0076.19
Stafford100.0076.19
Dover100.0076.00
Havering100.0076.00
Cannock Chase100.0075.97
Rushmoor100.0075.19
Bedfordshire100.0074.42
Rugby100.0072.44
Mid Devon100.0072.22
Cherwell100.0071.32
Vale of White Horse100.0070.87
Southampton100.0070.63
Bracknell Forest100.0070.31
Thanet100.0069.60
Teesdale100.0069.53
Bristol100.0068.80
Oswestry100.0068.80
Richmondshire100.0068.50
Stirling100.0068.50
Charnwood100.0068.00
Shetland Islands100.0068.00
Sedgemoor100.0067.44
East Renfrewshire100.0067.19
States of Jersey100.0065.12
Torfaen100.0064.34
Manchester100.0063.28
Hinckley &​ Bosworth100.0060.80
St Helens100.0060.32
Pendle100.0059.69
Tonbridge and Mallin​g100.0058.73
Angus100.0057.60
Redbridge100.0054.69
Wychavon100.0054.69
Bromsgrove100.0049.61
Vale of Glamorgan100.0048.84
South Staffordshire100.0047.66
Crewe and Nantwich100.0047.20
Aberdeen100.0045.67
Hampshire100.0044.96
Barrow-in-Furness100.0044.44
Aberdeenshire100.0043.65
Peterborough100.0043.65
Preston100.0043.31
Sheffield100.0040.00
Milton Keynes100.0038.76
Harlow100.0036.80
Test Valley100.0031.01
North Shropshire100.0026.40
West Oxfordshire100.0025.60
Dumfries and Gallowa​y100.0023.20
Lancaster100.0023.20
Aylesbury Vale100.0022.66
Hastings100.0022.22
Chorley100.0021.71
Wokingham100.0016.80
Wyre100.0016.80
North East Derbyshir​e100.0014.73
West Dunbartonshire100.0014.29
Teignbridge100.0011.72
Forest of Dean100.008.59
West Lothian100.008.59
Eden100.007.03
Cardiff100.006.98
Hartlepool100.006.25
Chiltern100.006.20
Shropshire100.006.20
Nottinghamshire100.005.60
West Dorset100.005.43
Nuneaton &​ Bedworth100.004.00
Bridgnorth100.003.17
Blackburn with Darwe​n100.003.12
Broxbourne100.002.40
Colchester100.002.40
Great Yarmouth100.002.40
Lincoln100.001.59
Gloucester100.000.80
North West Leicester​shire100.000.80
Redcar and Cleveland​100.000.80
Buckinghamshire100.000.79
Worthing100.000.79
Flintshire100.000.78
Telford &​ Wrekin100.000.78
Watford100.000.78
Allerdale100.000.00
Amber Valley100.000.00
Ards100.000.00
Armagh100.000.00
Ashford100.000.00
Ballymoney100.000.00
Banbridge100.000.00
Barnsley100.000.00
Bassetlaw100.000.00
Belfast100.000.00
Bexley100.000.00
Blaby100.000.00
Bolsover100.000.00
Bradford100.000.00
Braintree100.000.00
Bromley100.000.00
Bury100.000.00
Cambridgeshire100.000.00
Carmarthenshire100.000.00
Carrick100.000.00
Chelmsford100.000.00
Chichester100.000.00
Conwy100.000.00
Cookstown100.000.00
Copeland100.000.00
Cornwall100.000.00
Cotswold100.000.00
Coventry100.000.00
Craven100.000.00
Derby100.000.00
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 Sussex100.000.00
Eastbourne100.000.00
Erewash100.000.00
Forest Heath100.000.00
Fylde100.000.00
Gateshead100.000.00
Glasgow100.000.00
Greenwich100.000.00
Guildford100.000.00
Hambleton100.000.00
Hammersmith &​ Fulham100.000.00
Harborough100.000.00
Haringey100.000.00
Harrogate100.000.00
Harrow100.000.00
Havant100.000.00
Highland100.000.00
Inverclyde100.000.00
Isle of Anglesey100.000.00
Kennet100.000.00
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
Leicestershire100.000.00
Lincolnshire100.000.00
Macclesfield100.000.00
Melton100.000.00
Monmouthshire100.000.00
Neath Port Talbot100.000.00
Newark and Sherwood100.000.00
Newcastle upon Tyne100.000.00
Norfolk100.000.00
North Ayrshire100.000.00
North East Lincolnsh​ire100.000.00
North Hertfordshire100.000.00
North Kesteven100.000.00
North Lincolnshire100.000.00
North Somerset100.000.00
Oadby &​ Wigston100.000.00
Oxfordshire100.000.00
Penwith100.000.00
Poole100.000.00
Powys100.000.00
Purbeck100.000.00
Renfrewshire100.000.00
Rochford100.000.00
Runnymede100.000.00
Rushcliffe100.000.00
Ryedale100.000.00
Sefton100.000.00
Sevenoaks100.000.00
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
Stockport100.000.00
Stoke-on-Trent100.000.00
Strabane100.000.00
Stratford-on-Avon100.000.00
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
Uttlesford100.000.00
Vale Royal100.000.00
Wansbeck100.000.00
Waverley100.000.00
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
Luton99.2283.59
Northampton99.2278.29
Mendip99.2273.64
South Kesteven99.2273.44
Redditch99.2238.28
Dartford99.2226.36
Fife99.2225.78
Blyth Valley99.224.65
City of London99.220.78
Tendring99.220.78
Cheshire99.220.00
Chesterfield99.220.00
Crawley99.220.00
Derbyshire Dales99.220.00
East Riding of Yorks​hire99.220.00
Edinburgh99.220.00
Hertsmere99.220.00
Magherafelt99.220.00
Newcastle-under-Lyme​99.220.00
North Tyneside99.220.00
Reading99.220.00
Rother99.220.00
Tewkesbury99.220.00
Hertfordshire99.2191.34
East Dunbartonshire99.2126.77
Daventry99.2123.62
Cumbria99.211.57
Bath &​ North East Somerset​99.210.79
Omagh99.210.79
Bedford99.210.00
Boston99.210.00
Denbighshire99.210.00
Huntingdonshire99.210.00
Mid Suffolk99.210.00
Plymouth99.210.00
St Albans99.210.00
Wiltshire99.210.00
Oldham99.2065.60
Canterbury99.2057.60
Malvern Hills99.2053.60
Windsor and Maidenhe​ad99.2026.40
Horsham99.2015.20
South Ayrshire99.2014.40
Ceredigion99.200.80
Newtownabbey99.200.80
Somerset99.200.80
Broadland99.200.00
Kingston upon Hull99.200.00
Leicester99.200.00
Limavady99.200.00
Moray99.200.00
St Edmundsbury99.200.00
Tower Hamlets99.200.00
West Devon99.200.00
Essex98.4568.22
Lewisham98.450.00
Ribble Valley98.4452.34
Islington98.440.00
Maidstone98.440.00
Scarborough98.440.00
Wealden98.440.00
Wrexham98.4391.34
Burnley98.4370.87
Pembrokeshire98.431.57
Breckland98.430.00
Sandwell98.430.00
Sunderland98.4194.44
North Norfolk98.4181.75
Carlisle98.4112.70
Antrim98.410.00
North Wiltshire98.410.00
Northamptonshire98.410.00
Gloucestershire98.400.80
Babergh98.400.00
Falkirk98.400.00
Lisburn98.400.00
London Mayor98.400.00
North Dorset98.400.00
Rhondda Cynon Taff98.400.00
Wolverhampton97.6772.09
Worcestershire97.6741.09
Corby97.670.00
Middlesbrough97.670.00
Winchester97.670.00
Brent97.6660.94
Rotherham97.662.34
Hart97.660.00
Medway97.660.00
Blackpool97.640.00
South Somerset97.6254.76
Sedgefield97.620.79
Dacorum97.620.00
Rutland97.620.00
South Hams97.620.00
Coleraine97.6041.60
High Peak97.6016.00
Isle of Wight97.6013.60
South Shropshire97.605.60
Southwark97.600.00
Croydon96.900.00
Barnet96.880.78
Hackney96.880.00
Midlothian96.880.00
Norwich96.8361.90
Torbay96.837.14
Alnwick96.830.00
Perth &​ Kinross96.800.00
Darlington96.060.00
Newham95.314.69
Caerphilly95.241.59
Wigan95.240.00
Wandsworth95.200.00
Gravesham94.570.00
Lancashire94.4915.75
Moyle94.490.79
Salisbury94.440.00
Epping Forest94.400.00
Maldon94.400.00
Doncaster93.800.78
Newport93.800.00
Northumberland93.7567.97
Walsall93.6549.21
Kettering93.020.00
Castle Morpeth92.800.00
Exeter92.1383.46
Enfield92.0064.80
Ashfield92.000.00
Newry and Mourne92.000.00
West Sussex91.4136.72
Gosport91.340.00
Blaenau Gwent91.270.00
Warwickshire91.270.00
Cambridge90.553.15
Swale90.550.00
Comhairle nan Eilean​ Siar90.400.00
Orkney89.9248.84
Bolton89.840.00
Tamworth89.607.20
Basildon88.890.00
Ipswich88.370.00
Nottingham88.190.00
Reigate and Banstead​88.190.00
Dundee88.000.00
East Lothian88.000.00
Fenland87.3017.46
Merthyr Tydfil87.200.00
Southend-on-Sea85.160.00
Swansea84.920.00
Scottish Borders84.000.00
Staffordshire Moorla​nds83.7259.69
West Somerset83.200.00
Craigavon82.540.00
Halton81.600.00
Basingstoke &​ Deane80.160.00
Mole Valley78.120.00
Lichfield75.780.00
Larne75.200.00
Berwick-Upon-Tweed75.000.00
Warrington73.600.00
Wakefield70.540.00
Wyre Forest69.770.00
Oxford65.350.00
Ballymena65.120.00
North Lanarkshire60.800.00
Arun59.200.00
Cheltenham49.600.00
Bridgend32.000.00
Birmingham16.800.00
Bournemouth12.000.00
Waveney2.340.00
Epsom &​ Ewell1.590.00
Carrickfergus0.800.00
East Ayrshire0.800.00
Derry0.790.00
Devon0.790.00
Brighton and Hove0.000.00
Castlereagh0.000.00
East Staffordshire0.000.00
Fermanagh0.000.00
Selby0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Belfast
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Brentwood
  • Caradon
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Eden
  • Elmbridge
  • Herefordshire
  • Hillingdon
  • North Down
  • Redbridge
  • Rossendale
  • Runnymede
  • Salford
  • Shepway
  • Southampton
  • South Bedfordshire
  • South Ribble
  • Taunton Deane
  • Vale of Glamorgan
  • Wolverhampton
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Brighton and Hove
  • Castlereagh
  • East Staffordshire
  • Fermanagh
  • Selby
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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

22.8% 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
45.84%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
13.17%
file/url/offtop
None
8.65%
file/url/badscheme
None
6.73%
file/url/badpath
None
6.28%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
4.76%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.56%
file/html/badmeta
None
2.09%
url/fetch/exception
Exception while downloading file
1.60%
url/mail/badsmtp
Mail server returned unexpected response
1.34%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
28.10%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
28.02%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
13.56%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
7.78%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
5.59%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
5.55%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
3.55%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
3.16%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
1.85%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
1.42%