READINGS WARD
[Five seats]
| Election | Electors | T'out | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Ch.% |
| 1956 | 8,038 | 27.8 | C.F.H. Wegg-Prosser F.H. Harris A.A. Dumont W. Dow Mrs. M. Haston R.E. Earl B.W. George Mrs. M.S. Hornby M.R. Toynbee Mrs. M.M.B. Wrighton L.S. Gibson F. Wilde S. Mizel | Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab C C C C C Com Com Com | 1,658 1,592 1,538 1,522 1,515 497 497 483 454 452 106 76 70 1,018 | 73.6
22.4
4.0
47.9 |
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| 1959 | 6,276 | 28.3 | W. Dow F.H. Harris A.A. Dumont C.F.H. Wegg-Prosser E.R. Packer Dr. M. Mehta P.J. Crawford P.R. Hager A.R. Tyrrell R.G. Banks | Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab C C C C C | 1,158 1,150 1,118 1,110 1,078 591 522 518 496 487 487 | 68.2
31.8
29.6 | -5.4
+9.4 |
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| [Elevation of Wegg-Prosser to Alderman] |
1959 (18/6) |
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| Miss M.M. Bacon | Lab | unop. |
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| 1962 | 4,532 | 26.1 | J. Fairhead W. Dow C.H. Genese Miss M.M. Bacon E.R. Packer S.E.H. Daw Mrs. K.M. Hughes Mrs. M. Hedley R.S. Price Mrs. I.M. Wicks | Lab Lab Lab Lab Lab C C C C C | 832 825 811 787 780 391 298 294 277 258 389 | 72.7
27.3
35.0 | +4.5
-4.5 |
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