LNB Bancorp, Inc.

                           Exhibit to Form 11 - K

               (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003)

                        S - K Reference Number (23)




         Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



                                                                      Exhibit 23


          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
LNB Bancorp, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No.
333-53210 on Form S-8 of LNB Bancorp, Inc. of our report dated June 11, 2004,
with respect to the statements of assets available for plan benefits of The
Lorain National Bank 401(k)Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the
related statement of changes in assets available for plan benefits for the year
ended December 31, 2003, and all related supplemental schedules, which report
appears on Form 11-K of LNB Bancorp, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
June 28, 2004