What is the Combined Authority?
Combined Authorities are set up to improve their region’s economies. We invest in the region through collaboration with our partners, but we don’t replace local councils.
Meet the Mayor
We’re led by the Mayor of the West Midlands. The current Mayor is Andy Street, who is in office until May 2024. The Mayor chairs the WMCA Board and acts as a voice for the region, nationally and globally.
What we do
Latest News
10 January 2024
£3m funding boost for sports and cultural events
Commonwealth Games legacy funding will help bring hundreds of thousands of people together in the region and give an estimated £11.5 million boost to...
02 January 2024
Plans to make bus journeys more reliable in Solihull to be revealed
Detailed designs for new bus lanes, shelters and junction upgrades on the busy Hobs Moat Road/Lode Lane commuter route in Solihull are being...
29 December 2023
£400,000 of funding for disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the West Midlands
Commonwealth Games legacy funding will be used by eight community-focussed organisations to help them identify specific projects that can improve...
28 December 2023
Final call for entries into the second West Midlands Natural Environment Awards
The second annual awards will celebrate the green projects in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton that are...
Deeper Devolution Deal
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has negotiated a new Deeper Devolution Deal securing wide-ranging new powers and a budget windfall in excess of £1.5 billion to level up the region and deliver jobs, housing and economic growth.
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