Exhibit 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8,  pertaining to the WesBanco,  Inc. Key Executive  Incentive  Bonus and
Option  Plan,  of our  report  dated  January  24,  2003,  with  respect  to the
consolidated financial statements of WesBanco,  Inc.,  incorporated by reference
in its Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2002,  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


August 5, 2003
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania