<P> The ninth series was aired during 2015, between 11 April to 31 May . This series saw the "Wildcard" feature updated; along with the judges being able to put forth an eliminated act from the semi-finals into the final (referred to as the Judges' Wildcard), the show now also allowed the public to vote between the three most popular eliminated acts, with the one with the highest number of votes going forward into the final - this act is referred to as the Public Wildcard . Audition took place within Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, with the latter three cities holding open auditions in late 2014 along with Newcastle, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Leeds, Dublin, Norwich, and Bristol . The winner of the series was trainer and dog duo Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with magician Jamie Raven coming second, and Welsh choir Côr Glanaethwy placing third . </P> <P> The tenth series was aired during 2016, between 9 April to 28 May . Auditions were held within Liverpool, Birmingham and London, with all three holding open auditions in late 2015 along with Cardiff, Glasgow, and Manchester . It was the last series to hold live episodes within The Fountain Studios, before its closure at the end of the year . The series was won by magician Richard Jones, with singer Wayne Woodward coming in second, and dance group Boogie Storm placing third . </P> <P> The eleventh series was aired during 2017, between 15 April to 3 June; the final was originally planned for 4 June, but this was moved forward to avoid it clashing with the One Love Manchester benefit concert that day . The series saw two major changes: the first saw the total number of semi-finalist reduced to 40 with eight per each semi-final, as it had been prior to the sixth series; the second saw the Judges' vote being dropped, with the two semi-finalists with the highest number of public votes moving on into the final . In addition, the live episodes were now broadcast from Elstree Studios, owing to the closure of the previous site . Auditions were held within Salford, Birmingham, London, and Blackpool, with the latter two cities holding open auditions in late 2016, along with Peterborough, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kingston upon Hull, Lincoln, Reading, Manchester and Luton . The series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson coming in second, and stand - up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third . </P> <P> At present, Britain's Got Talent has been renewed for two more series until at least 2019 . </P>

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