The Residents’ Assembly will bring together 50 residents from across the region to deliberate and propose actions for the WMCA to help improve life for people living in the West Midlands. The Assembly will explore a range of topics including housing, jobs, inclusive economic growth and transport.
A residents’ assembly is a well‑established democratic process that brings together a randomly selected group of residents who reflect the wider community. Participants will learn about the issues, discuss them together, and then make recommendations for what should happen next.
In March 2026, fifteen thousand invitation letters were sent to randomly selected addresses across the region. A random selection process took place to recruit 50 people who responded to the invite who are broadly representative of the region’s population in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, geography, socio-economic status and housing tenure.
The first meeting of the Assembly took place in May 2026, with four further sessions between then and the end of 2026.
The Assembly will work with policy makers from across the WMCA, as well as other stakeholders. This means their recommendations and actions will be heard and taken forward with decision makers.
Keep an eye on this page to be updated as the Assembly progresses.
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