EXHIBIT 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Westfield Financial, Inc.'s
Registration Statement Nos. 333-73132 and 333-98903 on Forms S-8 of our
report dated March 8, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Westfield Financial Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31,
2004 and for the year then ended appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K.


/s/ Wolf & Company, P.C.
Boston, MA
March 11, 2005