[3] Pendleton was part of the County Borough of Salford, and in 1974 became part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford, and metropolitan county of Greater Manchester.

The electoral ward of Langworthy is represented in Westminster by Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford and Eccles.

[4] The ward is represented on Salford City Council by three Labour councillors: John Warmisham,[5] Gina Reynolds,[6] and Paul Longshaw.

[8][9] Langworthy is now part of a Housing Market Renewal Initiative scheme[10] which also covers Seedley.

The area is served by two primary schools; Willow Tree and Holy Family RC, the latter being built on the former site of Langworthy Road Primary school.