Will Stone Explained

Will Stone is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Swindon North since 2024.^[1]

Early life

Will Stone was born in Swindon and was an Army rifleman in the 1st Battalion, The Rifles.^{[2] [3]}

Political career

Stone was elected as a councillor on Swindon Borough Council for the ward of Rodbourne Cheney in 2022.^[4]

He won the Swindon North seat for Labour at the 2024 general election, defeating the Conservative incumbent Justin Tomlinson by a margin of 4,103 votes (9.3%).^[1]

Personal life

Stone has practiced Brazilian jiu-jitsu for many years, and is also a black belt in judo.^[5] After being elected to Parliament, Stone competed in a charity jiu-jitsu fight against Matt Inman at Polaris 30 on 2 November 2024, losing by submission (Americana).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swindon North General Election 2024 Sky News . 2024-07-05 . election.news.sky.com . en.
2. News: Ex-soldier's calls for more help for Wiltshire veterans . BBC News . 27 September 2022 .
3. News: Merrick . Jane . Inside Swindon North, target seat where Starmer hasn't won over voters . 5 July 2024 . inews.co.uk . 13 June 2024 . en.
4. News: Thomas . Aled . Labour candidate for North Swindon at the next election says what he'd do if elected . 5 July 2024 . Swindon Advertiser . 31 January 2023 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20241104113934/https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/23285829.will-stone-announced-labour-candidate-north-swindon/ . 4 November 2024.
5. Web site: Barltrop . Paul . Boobyer . Leigh . MP to grapple in jiu-jitsu match for charity . . 27 November 2024 . 29 October 2024.
6. Web site: Polaris 30 Full Results And Highlights . Jits Magazine . 3 November 2024 . 3 November 2024.