Complex sentence: He was the Member of Parliament for Preston North from 1979 to 1983, and for South Ribble from 1983 to 1997; later becoming a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region in 1999.
Split into simpler sentences: He was the Member of Parliament for Preston North from 1979 to 1983, and for South Ribble from 1983 to 1997. He later became a Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region in 1999.