Exhibit 24

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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ Tenley E. Albright, M.D.
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                                                   Tenley E. Albright, M.D.



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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ John W. Conway
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                                                   John W. Conway



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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ George W. Ebright
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                                                   George W. Ebright



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ L. Robert Johnson
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                                                   L. Robert Johnson



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ William H. Longfield
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                                                   William H. Longfield



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ John P. Neafsey
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                                                   John P. Neafsey



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ Geoffrey F. Worden
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                                                   Geoffrey F. Worden



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ Robert C. Young, M.D.
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                                                   Robert C. Young, M.D.



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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     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, 2003 and all amendments, exhibits and supplements thereto.






Date: March 6, 2004                            /s/ Patrick J. Zenner
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                                                   Patrick J. Zenner