英国理事会试图推迟2025年的选举,以重组面临民主关切的地方政府。 English councils seek to delay 2025 elections to reorganize local government, facing democracy concerns.

英格兰18个理事会要求政府将地方选举从2025年推迟至2026年,以便有更多的时间重组地方政府,包括取消两级理事会地区的计划。 Eighteen councils in England are asking the government to postpone local elections from 2025 to 2026 to allow more time for reorganizing local government, including plans to abolish two-tier council areas. 住房、社区和地方政府部将很快就这些请求作出决定,指出推迟将只得到批准,并明确承诺进行重组。 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will decide on these requests soon, stating postponements will only be approved with a clear commitment to reorganization. 一些批评者认为这一举动否定民主。 Some critics argue this move denies democracy.