Major change to local elections for the first time in 154 years

The government hopes people will take advantage of wider opportunities to vote (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Voters in England’s upcoming local elections will get the chance to cast their ballot in a shopping centre instead of a booth, as part of a trial aiming to make the process easier.

Rather than having to make a special trip to their local polling place, residents of Milton Keynes will be able to vote while they pop to the shops at centre:mk on May 7.

Meanwhile, people...