EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of WesBanco, Inc. for
the registration of 1,169,322 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 28, 2004, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of WesBanco, Inc. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

May 28, 2004
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania