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United Kingdom
Yīngguó
英国
Labour Party
Gōngdǎng
工党
politician
zhèngzhìjiā
政治家
Andy Burnham
Āndí Bónàhǎn
安迪·伯纳姆
to win
yíngdé
赢得
parliament
yìhuì
议会
by-election
bǔxuǎn
补选
，
may / possibly will
huò jiāng
或将
to challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
Prime Minister
shǒuxiàng
首相
Starmer
Sītǎmò
斯塔默
。

United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

Labour Party

Gōngdǎng

工党

(possessive particle)

的

Andy Burnham

Āndí Bónàhǎn

安迪·伯纳姆

at / in

zài

在

Makerfield (UK constituency)

Méikèfēiěrdé

梅克菲尔德

by-election

bǔxuǎn

补选

in / among

zhōng

中

to win by a large margin

dà huò quán shèng

大获全胜

，

for / in order to

wèi

为

to challenge

tiǎozhàn

挑战

Prime Minister

shǒuxiàng

首相

Keir Starmer

Jīěr Sītǎmò

基尔·斯塔默

paved the way

pūpíngle dàolù

铺平了道路

。

June 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM

June 19

liù yuè shí jiǔ rì

6月19日

，

United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

Greater Manchester

Dà Màncèsītè

大曼彻斯特

mayor

shìzhǎng

市长

Andy Burnham

Āndí Bónàhǎn

安迪·伯纳姆

to win

yíngdé

赢得

Makerfield (UK constituency)

Méikèfēiěrdé

梅克菲尔德

constituency / electoral district

xuǎnqū

选区

parliament

yìhuì

议会

by-election

bǔxuǎn

补选

。

Burnham

Bónàhǎn

伯纳姆

by / with

yǐ

以

24,927 votes

24927 piào

24927票

to win / come out ahead

shèngchū

胜出

，

compared to

bǐ

比

nearest / closest

zuìjìn de

最近的

rival / opponent

duìshǒu

对手

more than / exceed by

duōchū

多出

more than 9,000 votes

9000 duō piào

9000多票

。

this time

zhè cì

这次

victory

shènglì

胜利

to make / to cause

shǐ

使

him

tā

他

to become

chéngwéi

成为

House of Commons

xià yìyuàn

下议院

Member of Parliament

yìyuán

议员

，

to possess / to have (qualification)

jùbèi

具备

to challenge

tiǎozhàn

挑战

party leader

dǎngkuí

党魁

(structural particle)

的

qualification / eligibility

zīgé

资格

。

according to

gēnjù

根据

Labour Party

Gōngdǎng

工党

rules / regulations

guīzé

规则

，

to initiate / to launch

fāqǐ

发起

leadership

lǐngdǎoquán

领导权

challenge

tiǎozhàn

挑战

to need / to require

xūyào

需要

to obtain / to gain

huòdé

获得

one-fifth

wǔ fēn zhī yī

五分之一

House of Commons

xià yìyuàn

下议院

Labour

Gōngdǎng

工党

MPs

yìyuán

议员

(structural particle)

的

support

zhīchí

支持

。

Prime Minister

shǒuxiàng

首相

Keir Starmer

Jīěr Sītǎmò

基尔·斯塔默

to express / to state

biǎoshì

表示

，

tā

他

do not intend to

bù dǎsuàn

不打算

to resign

cízhí

辞职

，

and / furthermore

bìng

并

to congratulate

zhùhè

祝贺

Burnham

Bónàhǎn

伯纳姆

to be elected

dāngxuǎn

当选

。

United Kingdom

Yīngguó

英国

parliamentary

yìhuì

议会

system

zhìdù

制度

to allow / to permit

yǔnxǔ

允许

ruling party

zhízhèngdǎng

执政党

in / during

zài

在

within the term of office

rènqī nèi

任期内

to change / to replace

gēnghuàn

更换

leader

lǐngdǎorén

领导人

，

the winner

huòshèngzhě

获胜者

will

jiāng

将

automatically

zìdòng

自动

to become

chéngwéi

成为

Prime Minister

shǒuxiàng

首相

。

at present / currently

mùqián

目前

Starmer

Sītǎmò

斯塔默

(possessive particle)

的

approval rating

zhīchí lǜ

支持率

to continue / to persist

chíxù

持续

to slide downward / to decline

xiàhuá

下滑

，

within the party

dǎng nèi

党内

pressure

yālì

压力

continuously / incessantly

bùduàn

不断

to increase

zēngjiā

增加

。

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