October 1974 General Election - Reading South
| Year | 1974 | 
| General election | October 1974 General Election | 
| Constituency | Reading South | 
| Turnout | 74.7% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Vaughan, Gerard | Conservative | 21,959 | 
| Burall, Paul | Liberal | 15,293 | 
| Silverman, Lawrence | Labour | 14,375 |