He was a member of Wellington City Council and stood for election to the House of Representatives five times.

[3] Brindle emigrated to New Zealand in 1910[3] or 1912,[2] and he became active with the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

[6] He stood for secretaryship of the New Zealand Labour Party in 1919, but withdrew and Michael Joseph Savage became the first full-time paid secretary.

[11][12][13] Brindle was first elected to Wellington City Council in 1933 after standing unsuccessfully several times prior[1] and remained on the city council until 1941, the same year all Labour local body members in Wellington lost their seats.

[14] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.