Birmingham is in the West Midlands.
Birmingham ( [ ˈbɜːmɪŋəm ] ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands , England . The Mayor of the West Midlands is a directly elected political post responsible for the metropolitan county of the West Midlands in the United Kingdom . The West Midlands Regional Assembly ( WMRA ) was the regional chamber for the West Midlands region of England , established in 1999 .