Tom Eccles (5 October 1893 – 3 February 1962) was a British trade unionist.
On repatriation to the UK, he again became active in the union, which later became part of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (NUGMW), serving as a district organiser, then as the Lancashire district secretary.
He was also active in the Labour Party, and served on Stockport Borough Council.
He was also the NUGMW representative on both the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions and the National Federation of Building Trades Operatives.
[4] Eccles' son, Jack, followed him in becoming a prominent trade unionist and Labour councillor.