Located to the north of the town centre, Westminster consists of largely early 20th century terraced housing towards the Manchester Ship Canal and post-war properties further inland.

[2] To the north of the suburb is the Canal Village, which is the location of the National Waterways Museum.

Ellesmere Port railway station is located in Westminster and provides a half-hourly service to Liverpool Central, via the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network.

The station is also the western terminus of a limited service from Helsby and Warrington Bank Quay.

The main A5032 road runs from junction 9 of the motorway towards Ellesmere Port town centre.