Exhibit 23.01

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements, as listed below, of Union Bankshares Corporation and in the related Prospectuses, where applicable, of our reports dated February 27, 2019, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Union Bankshares Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Union Bankshares Corporation, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Union Bankshares Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Registration Statement Number		Form		Description
333-220398		Form S-3		Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Purchase Contracts, Units
333-156946		Form S-3		Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A; Warrant to Purchase 422,636 Shares of Common Stock; 422,636 Shares of Common Stock
333-102012		Form S-3		Common stock
333-81199		Form S-3		Common stock
333-203580		Form S-8		Union Bankshares Corporation Stock and Incentive Plan
333-193364		Form S-8		FNB Corporation 2000 Incentive Stock Plan, FNB Corporation 2006 Incentive Stock Plan, StellarOne Corporation Stock Incentive Plan and StellarOne Corporation Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan
333-175808		Form S-8		Union First Market Bankshares Corporation 2011 Stock Incentive Plan
333-113842		Form S-8		Union Bankshares Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Plan
333-113839		Form S-8		Union Bankshares Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan
333-228455		Form S-8 via post-effective amendment to Form S-4		Access National Corporation 2017 Equity Compensation Plan and Access National Corporation 2009 Stock Option Plan

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia

February 27, 2019