英国将63次英国地方选举推迟至2027年进行改组,引发问责问题。 UK delays 63 English local elections to 2027 over reorganization, sparking accountability concerns.

联合王国劳工政府推迟了英格兰全国63个理事会地区的地方选举,包括诺福克、苏福克、埃塞克斯、苏塞克斯和苏塞克斯,由于地方政府正在进行的改组,这些选举从2026年推迟到2027年。 The UK Labour government has delayed local elections in 63 council areas across England, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Sussex, pushing them from 2026 to 2027 due to ongoing local government reorganization. 这一行动是将各理事会合并为更大的单一权力机关和建立联合权力机关的更广泛计划的一部分,其目的是精简服务,但引起了对民主问责制的批评。 The move, part of a broader plan to merge councils into larger unitary authorities and create combined authorities, aims to streamline services but has sparked criticism over democratic accountability. 官员们列举了在同时管理重组和选举方面存在的能力挑战。 Officials cite capacity challenges in managing both restructuring and elections simultaneously. 虽然萨里和汉普郡等一些地区将按计划投票,但此前推迟了市长选举,导致反对党指责工党操纵选举过程,避免选举风险,导致投票率下降。 While some areas like Surrey and Hampshire will vote as planned, the delay follows earlier postponements of mayoral elections, fueling accusations from opposition parties that Labour is manipulating the process to avoid electoral risks amid declining poll ratings.