William Stones Explained

William Stones
Honorific Suffix:Member of Parliament for Consett
Birth Date:2 October 1904
Occupation:Mine inspector
Organization:National Union of Mineworkers
Member of Parliament
Term:1955-1966
Predecessor:James Glanville
Party:Labour
Movement:Social democracy

William Stones (2 October 1904 – 2 July 1969) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Biography

Stones was a member of the National Union of Mineworkers and worked as a mine inspector. At the 1955 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Consett in County Durham. He held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1966 general election.

Stones' name is attached to a celebrated Parliamentary anecdote. On being challenged that he was a "bleeding idiot", he is said to have responded "There's an awful lot of bleeding idiots out there among the voters, and they deserve some representation too."

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