Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
her attorney-in-fact to sign on her behalf and in her capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/10/2003                                     /s/Tenley E. Albright
                                                     Tenley E. Albright









                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/10/2003                                     /s/John W. Conway
                                                     John W. Conway






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/9/2003                                      /s/L. Robert Johnson
                                                     L. Robert Johnson








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/10/2003                                     /s/John P. Neafsey
                                                     John P. Neafsey









                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/09/2003                                     /s/Geoffrey F. Worden
                                                     Geoffrey F. Worden











                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/10/2003                                     /s/Robert C. Young
                                                     Robert C. Young











                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




         The undersigned hereby authorizes and appoints John R. Gailey III as
his attorney-in-fact to sign on his behalf and in his capacity as a director of
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the "Company"), and to file, the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the registration of 1,500,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $.25 per share, to be offered and sold
pursuant to the Company's 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all amendments,
exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date: 07/10/2003                                     /s/ Patrick J. Zenner
                                                     Patrick J. Zenner