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Where does your council rank this month?
We try 5 everyday tasks on every UK council website, the way a resident would. See your score, the pages holding it back, and how to fix them.
Find your council
Type your council's name or website to see its report for the latest month.
What residents try to do on your site
Tasks differ by council type. District councils, for example, are checked on bins, council tax, the housing register, planning and garden waste.
Can people find it?
We search Google as a resident would and check where the council's best page ranks.
Is the page clear?
Titles, headings, reading age and next steps, against GOV.UK good practice.
Does it meet the need?
Up to 7 criteria per task from the outcome library, each checked on the page.
Top 10 this month
Each council's total across its own 5 tasks.
| Position | Council | Total score across 5 needs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Gloucestershire Council | 407 |
| 2 | Dover District Council | 406 |
| 3 | Cheshire East Council | 401 |
| 4 | Bedford Borough Council | 398 |
| 5 | Brent Council | 398 |
| 6 | Lewisham Council | 396 |
| 7 | Staffordshire Moorlands District Council | 396 |
| 8 | Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | 395 |
| 9 | Rushmoor Borough Council | 394 |
| 10 | Warwick District Council | 394 |
Source: UK council leaderboard, October 2026. Scored before the scoring fixes of October 2026. Compare only with months before November 2026.
347
councils checked this month
Source: UK council leaderboard, October 2026. Scored before the scoring fixes of October 2026. Compare only with months before November 2026.
71.5
average score out of 100
Source: UK council leaderboard, October 2026. Scored before the scoring fixes of October 2026. Compare only with months before November 2026.
2.3%
of the user needs we checked need attention
Source: UK council leaderboard, October 2026. Scored before the scoring fixes of October 2026. Compare only with months before November 2026.
Low score? Most fixes take a day
Every report lists the fixes for its weak points, with a guide for each. Most are small changes a web team can make in a day.
Something wrong?
If we have the wrong website or council type for your council, tell us. Corrections go into the open council register and next month's run.
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