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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-229339) and related Prospectus of WillScot Corporation for the registration of shares of its Class A Common Stock and Warrants to Purchase Shares of Class A Common Stock, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 16, 2018, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of WillScot Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
February 8, 2019

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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm