[2] The ward was created in 2004 following recommendations made by the Boundary Committee for England.

[3] It is represented in Westminster by Barbara Keeley MP for Worsley and Eccles South.

[1] Following extensive boundary changes to wards across the City of Salford, Boothstown and Ellenbrook was expanded to include the village of Roe Green.

These new boundaries were first contested on 6 May 2021 in all-out elections, requiring all three ward councillors to stand for re-election.

Boundary changes in wards across the City of Salford meant that all three councillors in each ward were required to stand for re-election in the May 2020 poll, although this was postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.