After Joe Chamberlain suffered a serious stroke in 1906, Neville served as secretary of the Liberal Unionist Association and spoke on his father's behalf at Liberal Unionist meetings.

1906年乔·张伯伦严重中风后，内维尔担任自由统一党协会秘书，并代表他父亲在自由统一党会议上发言。

Instead, he was more inclined to play his part in the government of his native city, and in November 1911 he was elected as a Liberal Unionist councillor for the newly-created Greater Birmingham Council.

相反，他更倾向于在家乡政府中发挥自己的作用，1911 年 11 月， 他被选为新成立的大伯明翰议会的自由统一党议员。