Complex sentence: He did not make it to Parliament but was elected to the Marylebone Borough Council in 1906 but service as a councillor did not take him away from his interest in and devotion to Africa.
Split into simpler sentences: He did not make it to Parliament but was elected to the Marylebone Borough Council in 1906. However, service as a councillor did not take him away from his interest in and devotion to Africa.