EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of West Bancorporation, Inc. of our reports dated March 11, 2011, relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of West Bancorporation, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
March 11, 2011
