Will Stone is the Labour MP for Swindon North, having first been elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Stone won 17,930 votes, representing 40.6% of the vote. The Conservative candidate, Justin Tomlinson, received 13,827 votes (31.3%), while the Reform UK candidate, Les Willis, secured 7,557 votes (17.1%). Stone was duly elected with a majority of 4,103 votes.

The Swindon North constituency, located in Wiltshire, South West England, was created in 1997. It is considered a bellwether seat, having been held by the Labour Party (1997-2010) and the Conservative Party (2010-2024) since its creation.

Political Career

Stone is a member of the House of Commons backbench business committee (since October 2024). The backbench business committee is a select committee of the House of Commons that has the responsibility for scheduling debates on days set aside for “backbench business”. Established in 2010 as part of the Wright reforms, its creation helped transfer some control of the parliamentary timetable from the government to backbench MPs for the first time.

In January 2026, Stone was one of over 60 Labour MPs to sign a letter to the prime minister calling for the introduction of an Australia-style ban on social media access for children under the age of 16. Organised by Plymouth Moor View MP Fred Thomas, the initiative brought together a cross-factional coalition of backbenchers – spanning the Socialist Campaign Group, Tribune Group and Blue Labour – to demand action.

The letter called on Keir Starmer to “show leadership” by introducing a minimum age for social media access “to protect young people from the consequences of unregulated, addictive social media platforms”.

It stated: “We are all strong supporters of technology, and of this Labour government’s ambition to use tech to improve lives. But successive governments have done far too little to protect young people from the consequences of unregulated, addictive social media platforms.”

Stone was appointed as a government “business champion” for high street businesses in the South West – a role established in February 2025 to facilitate engagement between the Labour administration and the private sector. The position was part of a network of approximately 40 MPs appointed by the Department for Business and Trade to act as conduits for industry views on government policy. The grouping operated under the oversight of Dan Tomlinson, the national “mission champion” for growth.

The selection of champions was designed to leverage the professional expertise of the 2024 intake of MPs, and the role was seen as an early step on the Westminster ladder. However, the scheme was reportedly scrapped in July 2025 following a meeting at 10 Downing Street. According to a Guido Fawkes report, the business champions were told that their services were no longer required.

Stone is listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for fairgrounds and circuses (chair), the night-time economy and women in defence.

Stone delivered his maiden speech on 4 September 2024 during a debate on the Budget Responsibility Bill.

In it, he said: “I am confident that with our renewed Labour party and our ambitious agenda set out in the king’s speech – whether that is recruiting and retaining teachers, increasing police presence on our streets, providing mental health professionals in schools or reforming leasehold and fleecehold – all backed and fully costed in a fiscally responsible budget, the people of Swindon North will experience the positive change they deserve.”

He added: “We have seen tough times across the country, with riots sparked by division invading many communities, but they did not come to Swindon because in Swindon we know that diverse communities can stand strong together against extremism.

“We will not let division and hatred divide us; we will unite together and stand strong.”

Before entering parliament, Stone was elected as a Labour councillor on Swindon Borough Council in 2022. He stepped down as a councillor in 2024.

Political views

Brexit and Europe

Electoral reform amendment: In May 2026, Stone was one of over 70 Labour MPs who signed an amendment to the Representation of the People Bill, calling on the government to establish a “national commission on electoral reform”. Tabled by Alex Sobel as chair of the fair elections APPG, the amendment aimed to force a rethink of the first past the post voting system.

At the time, Sobel described FPTP as “one of the biggest examples of a broken status quo in UK politics.” He invited colleagues to join this “common sense call to take a fresh look at how parliament is elected in modern Britain.”

Proportional representation bill: In December 2024, Stone voted in favour of the Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill – introduced by Liberal Democrat frontbencher Sarah Olney under the 10-minute rule procedure. The bill sought to “introduce a system of proportional representation for parliamentary elections and for local government elections in England”.

A total of 138 MPs supported the bill – with 136 opposed. Notably, 59 Labour MPs backed Olney’s bill.

Introducing the bill, Olney told the House: “First past the post is a broken and unfair system. This summer, the Labour party won a landslide election victory, securing 63% of seats in the House of Commons in return for just 34% of the vote.

“The system leaves millions of voices unheard and creates a divisive, adversarial political climate where collaboration is discouraged and accountability is often sidestepped.”

Welfare

Welfare vote (July 2025): Stone voted in favour of the government’s flagship welfare bill at second reading. The vote came after ministers agreed to significant concessions to avoid defeat via a mass rebellion of Labour MPs on 1 July 2025.

Assisted dying

Stone voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Stone voted in favour of a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Before Politics

Stone was born and raised in Swindon. He attended Headlands School.

Stone worked as a physical training instructor in the British army from 2012 to 2017. Upon leaving the army, Stone set up a small business in Swindon.

He became involved in local politics, first being elected as a parish councillor and then, in 2022, as a Labour councillor for the Rodbourne Cheney ward on Swindon Borough Council, serving until 2024. The date he joined the Labour Party was not specified.

Personal Life

Stone is said to be the first Swindon North MP to be born in Swindon.

Trivia

Stone holds black belts in Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

In 2024, while serving as an MP, Stone took on a professional mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter to raise money for a Swindon charity. Stone was ultimately defeated but has nonetheless been described as “the UK’s hardest MP”.

Speaking after the fight, Stone said: “It was very intense.

“I did want to win but the expectations I set out beforehand, where I gave myself a 20% chance of winning, were probably a bit overly ambitious.

“[But] I really enjoyed it and it was phenomenal to be there [at the event].”

Asked if he would claim to be the UK’s hardest MP, Stone told ITV: “Yeah, I would, I don’t think that’s a very high bar there if I’m being honest and I don’t think constituents want hard MPs, but I would say I’m the toughest MP.”