William Ernest Jones, CBE (14 April 1895–19 July 1973) was a British trade unionist.
Jones worked from the age of 13, initially repairing boots, then as a coal miner in Derbyshire.
He was elected to Doncaster Rural District Council for the Labour Party in 1924, then as checkweighman in 1926, and to the West Riding of Yorkshire County Council in 1928.
[1] In 1939, Jones won election as general secretary of the YMA, and for part of World War II he served as Regional Labour Director for the Ministry of Fuel and Power.
In retirement, he served on the National Savings Committee.