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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2006

                              WESTBANK CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Massachusetts                  0-12784                04-2830731
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  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)

   225 Park Avenue, West Springfield, Massachusetts             01089
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (413) 747-1400

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On January 31, 2006, Westbank Corporation (the "Company") announced its earnings
for the fourth quarter of the 2005 fiscal year. A copy of the press release
dated January 31, 2006, describing the fourth quarter earnings, is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)         The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

            Exhibit No.    Description
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            99.1           Press release issued by the Company on January 31,
                           2006.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: January 31, 2006                           WESTBANK CORPORATION


                                                  By:    /s/ John M. Lilly
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                                                  Name:  John M. Lilly
                                                  Title: Treasurer and
                                                         Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press release issued by the Company on January 31, 2006