EXHIBIT 23


               CONSENT OF ERNST & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-3 Nos. 333-06467 and 333-82852) of WesBanco, Inc. and in the related
Prospectus of our report dated January 28, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of WesBanco, Inc. and subsidiaries
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2003.



                                                       /S/ ERNST & Young LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 10, 2004





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