POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as her  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on her
behalf and in her capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.




Date:       March 22, 2003                      /s/ Tenley E. Albright, M.D.
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                                                    Tenley E. Albright, M.D.



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.




Date:       March 22, 2003                           /s/ John W. Conway
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                                                         John W. Conway





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                                -----------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.




Date:       March 22, 2003                          /s/ George W. Ebright
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                                                        George W. Ebright





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date:       March 22, 2003                          /s/ L. Robert Johnson
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                                                        L. Robert Johnson





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                             ----------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto



Date:       March 22, 2003                      /s/ William G. Little
            --------------                      ---------------------
                                                    William G. Little




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                             ----------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto



Date:       March 22, 2003                    /s/ William H. Longfield
            --------------                    ------------------------
                                                  William H. Longfield






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                              ---------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date:        March 22, 2003                         /s/ John P. Neafsey
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                                                        John P. Neafsey






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                             ----------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.





Date:       March 22, 2003                           /s/ Anthony Welters
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                                                         Anthony Welters







                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                              ---------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.




Date:       March 22, 2003                  /s/ Geoffrey F. Worden
            ---------------                 ----------------------
                                                Geoffrey F. Worden




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                              ---------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.



Date:       March 22, 2003                 /s/ Robert C. Young, M.D.
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                                               Robert C. Young, M.D.








                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                              ---------------------



     The undersigned  hereby  authorizes and appoints  Donald E. Morel,  Jr. and
John R. Gailey III, and each of them,  as his  attorneys-in-fact  to sign on his
behalf and in his capacity as a director of West Pharmaceutical  Services, Inc.,
and to file, the Company's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.




Date:       March 22, 2003                 /s/ Patrick J. Zenner
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                                               Patrick J. Zenner