We have seen how in the UK there is a new Prime Minister and House of Commons the day after a (snap) general election, not two months like it is in the US, from Election day in November to Inauguration day in January. It may have been necessary in the US back in 1789 when travel was by horse, but this was true for the English parliament back then also. But the British (and other European countries) have adapted to modernity and get a new government quite quickly, but in the US we get two months of lame duck government.
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It was to give time to complete and confirm the results. Then give everyone time to put things in order and transition over the government.
The UK is much smaller and had a government more likely to turn over all the time. Also, consider that the land mass of the UK is 243,610 square kilometers with London central and easily reachable. The continental US is 8,080,470 square kilometers with Washington DC at the very East.
Leadership roles within the House and Senate can change more quickly, but they are decided from within
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