▁but ▁was ▁not ▁elected . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁union ' s ▁executive ▁council , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁branch ▁secretary , ▁moving ▁to ▁Part ick ▁in ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁greatly ▁increased ▁union ▁membership ▁and ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁gold ▁val ued ▁at ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁thanks ▁by ▁the ▁union . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁as ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Bo il erm akers , ▁but ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁Part ick ▁Town ▁Council . ▁ ▁Con ley ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁Labour ▁Represent ation ▁Committee ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁Kirk dale ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁election , ▁taking ▁ 4 5 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Con ley ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁died ▁aged ▁ 7 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 s ▁death s ▁Category : C oun c ill ors ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : Tra de ▁union ists ▁from ▁County ▁Dur ham ▁Category : Lab our ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁parliament ary ▁candidates ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Tow ▁Law <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch ipp ew a ▁Nature ▁Center ▁( CN C ) ▁is ▁both ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non - pro fit ▁educational ▁organization ▁and ▁a ▁protected ▁wild life ▁area ▁in ▁the